East coast sea eagles

[Bluedoo]

Anyone see this on the BBC this morning? The RSPB thanked Fife constabulary for guarding them. The good citizens of Fife can no doubt sleep easier in their beds at this news. So next time anyone is assaulted,mugged, burgled or any other minor crime and the polis are a wee bitty late in getting there, you'll know they have goo reason. Also nice to see taxpayers money is not being wasted at ou military bases either.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7559305.stm

http://www.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/projects/eastscotlandeagles/index.asp

 

 

[bewted]

are these eagles a threat to pigeons or ????

[Bluedoo]

These birds, no. I just wonder how much the RSPB will be returning to the tax payers coffers. No doubt they will post their reply here.

[frank-123]

i think they should be protected like all birds

its just the over population of sparrowhawks and peregrines and moving them into city centre's i disagree with

 

[Guest shadow]

no sea eagles are fish eaters

[bewted]

sorry all,,,,just had to ask as did not know anything about them,,,,now i do !!!!!

[Bluedoo]

no sea eagles are fish eaters

 

"What do they eat?

Whilst in cages, the birds are fed a diet of 'wild' (not farmed) foods including fresh fish (important as it contains the vitamins and nutrients needed as the chicks grow), rabbit, deer and some roadkill.

 

In the wild, they are opportunistic hunters and carrion feeders (the diet of birds on the west coast contains remains of over 40 species of bird, mammal, fish and mollusc) - they will catch a variety of fish, birds (including gulls, ducks, waders and crows), rabbits and hares.

 

Larger prey such as deer will be taken as carrion. They regularly pirate from otters & other birds.

 

Since release the birds have been observed eating rabbits, hares, dead deer and sheep, road kill, gulls, geese and swans"

 

Oh and the farmers get compensation for their sheep.