Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1850-05-10
Singular Habits Of the White-Talled, or Sea
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Singular Habits Of the Nkite-Tailed, or Sea
Eagle.
This species of eagle Is mach more com
mon ON the west coast Of Sutherland than
the golden eagle. Scarcely a dav passes
in winter hut one or more can be seen in
front IF this house. Loch-Tuycr Inn) soar
ing in the air. looking out for dead fish
which uay be cast on the sea beach by
the roaring tide. This seems to be their
principal food at this season, with occa-
sionally braxy" sheep for Change
In sirIEg they secure plentiful supply
Of teldcr flesh by deyouring young lambs
In sumner they feast on fawns, young
hares, and the young Of the different sea
birds, such as culls, gullamotts, pufins,
&c, and in the autumn of the year they
take 70 the shallow fords on the different
rivers IN search Of salmon, which they Sc
cure whcI' in very shallow water. spawn
ing. HeTe you may see one or more seat
ed Oh a rock, or large stone, patiently
watching his prey until an opportunity
offers when he viii dart on it and bear it
off to some secure place there to feed up
on it / one day watched one for five
hours sitting on the same stone. till the
evening closed in, when he left, no doubt
for his r0osting place. Next morning I
was IN my old seat before day-break.-
Wher scarcely clear enough to distinguish
the stone my old friend made his appear
ance. Here | again watched him for at
least two hours; my feet were as cold as
ice / could not have stalked him had |
been willing. for the wind was contrary.
and eagles [ knew TO be as difficult to
stalk as deer when the wind may be unfa-
vorabla. but even though the wind had
been favorable, ] had another object in
view, and that to see how he secured his
scaly prey Suddenly he arose from the
stone, and suspended himself for a mo-
ment n the air about twenty yards from
the surface of the water; here be then
let his legs fall loosely fJom his body; he
then Instantly pounced on the fish, which
appeafed to be then In not more than
foot or so Of water, and carried him off
At TIN" moment be was Joined bv hood
ed eros, then by another and another. till
they amounted to ten. one making a dart
At hin. now and another then, sometimes
three tr topr at time. keeping up noisy
talk of craw, craw, evidently fearing to
strike though often very near. This was
no douot done in order to induce tie eagle
to drop tlc fish, so that they might feast
. themselves at his expense, They now be
came so very troublesome and impudent
that our noble friend thought he could
not proceed farther, so he alighted on the
top of a hlloek close by, and there babe
them defiance. Now I saw very little
chance for NE to get near him, but tho't
[ would try, and after some little difficult
tv succeeded in getting to within about a
hundred Yards Of him, but further [ could
not get, the ground being too even. Af-
ter resting myself for minute and looking
out through a tuft Of heather, bethought
myself Of plan which | had often heard
proved successful in deer stalking. When
/ q person stalks deer to within 100 yards
or 50, and cannot get nearer, which IS Of
ten the. case, for want of uneven ground
TO screen himself, he Is to cock his gun
and wa.c1 lie deer till he Is looking some