You might say, “The eagle has landed.” This one came down for a visit in my back yard.
Young and eager,
Food is meagre,
Desperation makes him brave.
Meals are sparing
Without herring,
Times of plenty he does crave.
Taking chances,
Searching glances
May result in other fare.
Tiny doggies,
Little froggies,
He’ll eat either, doesn’t care.
Here comes Emma,
Oh dilemma,
So ferocious she can sound.
Eaglet leaving
Or be grieving,
Emma’s a tenacious hound.
Snobby puppy
Getting “uppy,”
“Don’t go calling me a hound.
I’m a spaniel,
Read the manual,
Guard the neighbourhood around.”
“He might set
His hooks in yet,
If he grabbed Tony, I would cry.
Did you see
The eagle flee
Because I barked and made him fly?”
July 26, 2019 at 3:52 pm
Who is Tiny Tony?! Great shot of the eaglet! And dear Emma. What a sweetheart. Look at that personality.
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July 26, 2019 at 4:15 pm
Tiny Tony is our friends’ dog. See the first post of when we went to Tree Island. https://wordsfromanneli.com/2019/07/11/the-islands/
The eagle surprised me. Emma growled and barked and that’s when I noticed the eagle right near the flower I had intended to take a picture of. How lucky I had the camera. Even so, the eagle was quick to lift off. He was right in our yard and then hopped the gate to the neighbours’ yard where Tony lives. I was worried for him.
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July 26, 2019 at 6:44 pm
You always have your camera when you need it. I never do. I saw some wonderful bird pix today, but no camera in hand. One was a greenish finch on an orange tree blossom. Then a finch sharing a tree (later in the day) with a hummer that looked different than I’ve seen before as several quail ran by. A road runner. Grrr.
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July 26, 2019 at 6:55 pm
We should go through life with a Go-Pro on our forehead!
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July 27, 2019 at 6:19 pm
🤣🤣🤣
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July 26, 2019 at 4:10 pm
Oh my, those faces! So sweet!
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July 26, 2019 at 4:16 pm
They are all nice dogs. Their personalities go with their faces.
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July 26, 2019 at 5:29 pm
Ah, come on, Emma looks so sweet and innocent, how can you possibly accuse her of being ferocious?
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July 26, 2019 at 6:48 pm
As the Captain says, she’s a teddy bear at home and a wolverine in the field. Just perfect.
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July 26, 2019 at 9:55 pm
Emma is adorable! 🙂
Great shot of the eagle. 🙂
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July 26, 2019 at 10:59 pm
Thanks, Lynette. The eagle didn’t stick around long so I was glad I could get a quick snap of him before he was gone.
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July 27, 2019 at 1:54 am
What a beautiful bird! Lucky you.
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July 27, 2019 at 5:43 am
He was quite big when he spread his wings. I only wish I had had more time to get a better picture, but I surprised him just as he surprised me.
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July 27, 2019 at 4:57 am
I would love to see an eagle or eaglet in my yard! Great photo and,poem, Anneli.
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July 27, 2019 at 5:44 am
Thanks, Jennie. In our case it’s a mixed blessing. It’s nice to see the eagles so close but there is always the danger to small dogs. Eagles have been known to swoop down and pick up the very small ones if they have the opportunity.
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July 27, 2019 at 11:01 am
Oh dear!
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July 27, 2019 at 12:11 pm
Most people are aware of this and take care of their dogs, so it is a rare thing to lose a dog that way, but not quite as rare for an eagle to “try.”
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July 27, 2019 at 3:14 pm
I get it! You have to be on guard if you have a little dog.
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July 27, 2019 at 3:25 pm
Exactly.
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July 27, 2019 at 5:34 am
I am melting……… 🙂
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July 27, 2019 at 5:45 am
Sweet. Thanks, Hans.
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July 27, 2019 at 7:32 am
Great picturesm great poem, Anneli!
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July 27, 2019 at 9:43 am
Thank you, Pit. Lots of fun.
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July 27, 2019 at 7:50 am
Well, that’s quite the royal visitor! Glad you’re keeping an eye on those adorable dogs 🙂
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July 27, 2019 at 9:44 am
They would be a tasty snack for an eagle, especially Tiny Tony. I was surprised at the wingspread of that young eagle.
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July 27, 2019 at 8:26 am
I fell in love with Emma when I´ve seen her on the picture with the other puppies. I knew already that this is the one and only! Beautiful pics and the poem is something else. You were so lucky to have the camera handy to take a picture of the eagle.
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July 27, 2019 at 9:45 am
I know!!! Pure luck. I was going out to take a picture of a flower and happened to have the camera in my hand. I know you would love Emma if you met her. She’s so friendly and sweet.
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July 27, 2019 at 12:56 pm
Love that eaglet! Wow!
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July 27, 2019 at 1:19 pm
He was so BIG!
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July 28, 2019 at 10:17 am
Good girl Emma! Protecting your red headed pal. Ivy saved me from a cute coyote on our morning walk. Probably had a family to feed .
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July 28, 2019 at 10:29 am
Dawn! Coyotes are not cute. They can bite you!
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July 28, 2019 at 10:48 am
Emma is a sweet looking guard dog. Do you often see eagles close up. Seems a little off course.
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July 28, 2019 at 11:12 am
Yes, we have a lot of eagles close by, but they usually don’t land in the yard. They sit in the tall firs in our yard and one time two of them swooped down on Emma when she was tiny. Luckily I was with her and spread myself over her like an umbrella. We live on high ground but overlooking the water and it’s convenient for eagles to hang out here.
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July 28, 2019 at 5:59 pm
cute poem concerning your dogs…I really like the black and one. also love to see eagles fly and search for food, so graceful. You surely have a gift for poems…
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July 28, 2019 at 8:11 pm
Thank you very much, Betty.
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July 28, 2019 at 6:49 pm
Pretty frightening. I guess a hungry bird doesn’t discriminate.
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July 28, 2019 at 8:12 pm
And this is the lean time of year for them.
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July 29, 2019 at 8:54 am
So cool to see those eagles right in your yard.
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July 29, 2019 at 9:35 am
It was a surprise, and I was thrilled that I had my camera in hand.
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July 30, 2019 at 7:25 am
Wonderful poem and very nice pictures, thank you.
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July 30, 2019 at 8:02 am
Thank you, Grizz.
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August 2, 2019 at 11:21 am
That. Is. Adorable.
ALL of it. xoxox
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August 2, 2019 at 12:19 pm
Thanks so much, Pam.
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