AZGFD spots first documented bald eagle nest in saguaro

[Ptah]

TUCSON, Ariz. — It's something biologists have long speculated, and now there's proof.

The Arizona Game and Fish Department says they've spotted the first known bald eagle nest in a saguaro cactus. It happened on one of the department's recent eagle survey flights near a central Arizona reservoir.

AZGFD says its biologists searched historical records for another instance of the rare sight. All they found was a record in 1937 of a man who saw nests in saguaros along the lower Verde River that were believed to be that of bald eagles, but there was no further documentation.

Biologists have long speculated eagles could make nests in the arms of a saguaro and were searching for decades.

https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/azgfd-spots-first-documented-bald-eagle-nest-in-saguaro

[2naSalit]

1. Thanks!

I really wanted to see a picture of that!

[Ptah]

2. Here's another picture:

[2naSalit]

3. Thanks, that's easier to see.

I love eagles, I keep an eye on at least half a dozen nests in my area. I watch birds a lot, we have many raptors and it thrills me every time I see one. Last summer I was at a farm and was outside every day trudging through the fields. A few bids seemed to recognize us after a while and wouldn't freak out when we were near. Some approached us. There was a pair of Merlins who nested in a tree near one of the plots, they would come by soaring slowly on a steady breeze... right up to me and just hang there, like twenty feet away at eye level, and look at me. It was magical feeling. They did this a couple times a week, all summer long.

I've encountered eagles who would follow me sometimes. I consider it their choosing when it happens more than twice. I never feed them, I don't even fish so there would be little incentive to follow me. It's kind of odd.