A Happy but sad ending for Britains oldest golden eagle

[Cosworthlady]

Taken from the BBC site.

Sad that the eagle has died but happy that it lived to a good age before dying of natural causes.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8202281.stm

[wild freckle]

This goldie fledged on Mull - the oldest recorded age had been 16 so this was sounds like it has lived a relatively peaceful happy age which is encouraging. As I was opening our viewing hide one morning last week, I happened to look up and saw a juvenile flying along our track in between the hide - I was so close I could see its full crop! The closest view of a goldie in the wild - I felt I could just reach out and touch it - beautiful birds - so majestic and big!!

[christineredgate]

Hope lots of offspring are in the area ,keeping his family tree expanding,as it were.

[ceasar]

Remarkable!

R. I. P.

Bob

[Cosworthlady]

This goldie fledged on Mull - the oldest recorded age had been 16 so this was sounds like it has lived a relatively peaceful happy age which is encouraging. As I was opening our viewing hide one morning last week, I happened to look up and saw a juvenile flying along our track in between the hide - I was so close I could see its full crop! The closest view of a goldie in the wild - I felt I could just reach out and touch it - beautiful birds - so majestic and big!!

Gosh I would love to walk in your shoes for a few days. What a sight to see.

[Gill Osborne]

Oh for one awful moment I thought it was the Lake District eagle that had died!!! :eek!: I'm off to the area next week and we plan to spend a day at Haweswater as even if you don't see the eagle (which we haven't yet!) it's still a stunningly beautiful area :t:

Good to hear of a bird that has lived a long life without any interference from man though :t: I'm sure it's mate will soon find another bird for the coming year :king: