Random, Thoughts, X,XXIV

[hmanvolfan]

Got a group photo of some of the zoners

 

[hmanvolfan]

Found some out for a drive

 

[WestTennesseeFox]

@hmanvolfan

 

[Behr]

 

[WestTennesseeFox]

 

[Sgt_Nick_Fury]

10 minutes ago.

Wifey often opens the door to our deck to let dog go out and get some fresh air. he uses a potty pad so it's not really to use restroom. She'll do this while taking a break from work (working from home still). Well she let the dog out and started for restroom and I start to hear high pitched seagull chirping. She was like "what is that?" I yell "Hurry get outside with Gus!" And got up and made my way to them quick. Sure enough I was right....two bald eagles were up in a tree next to the house. First Time I have seen Bald Eagles here, but I used to work with eagles for years at the Nature Center and I knew that sound. Two were in teh tree looking at our deck, and a third was circling over head. We see hawks often, and once in a blue moon golden eagles...but these were the first bald eagles.

My Wife asked "what are they doing?" I said "Waiting for you to leave" She said why would they be waiting for me to leave? "So they can eat" "Why would they need me to...... Oh"

Gus will not be going out unsupervised for awhile. 39 lbs is not remotely too big a meal for these guys. Gus is a bad ass, but he aint THAT bad ass.


Just chillin talkin about freedom and Sh**.....Murica!

 

[Sgt_Nick_Fury]

One flew over us and I kinda stood protective over Gus..he had a 6 foot wingspan at least. Picture is zoomed in but doesn't do justice to how big they are.

 

[Sgt_Nick_Fury]

Just a future reference if you live in Tennessee and hear seagulls chirping get your dog/cat in quick...we're not near the ocean, and it's almost always eagles.

 

[Behr]

Just a future reference if you live in Tennessee and hear seagulls chirping get your dog/cat in quick...we're not near the ocean, and it's almost always eagles.

Whenever I hear it I always think it's eagles and go grab my dog, but it's always seagulls. Bastiges.

 

[82_VOL_83]

One flew over us and I kinda stood protective over Gus..he had a 6 foot wingspan at least. Picture is zoomed in but doesn't do justice to how big they are.

We see them all the time in the cove that we go to in LBL. They big.

 

[Sgt_Nick_Fury]

Whenever I hear it I always think it's eagles and go grab my dog, but it's always seagulls. Bastiges.

Where the heck do you see seagulls in TN?

 

[WestTennesseeFox]

Where the heck do you see seagulls in TN?

I think he lives in Florida judging by the Hurricane Ian pictures last month.

 

[Behr]

Where the heck do you see seagulls in TN?

Near the Gulf ocean.

 

[Sgt_Nick_Fury]

Near the Gulf ocean.

Ohh..... I thought you live up here Behr. We Got a ton of Fla Vols.

 

[joevol33]

Near the Gulf ocean.

Gulf ocean is my favorite

 

[malinoisvol]

Where the heck do you see seagulls in TN?

The first two years after I retired to Knoxville, the bastages were thick around here. 2005 to 07. I take it the Hurricanes of 2005 brought them here.

 

[82_VOL_83]

Where the heck do you see seagulls in TN?

On the rivers.

 

[82_VOL_83]

Ton of pelicans in the winter also for some strange reason.

 

[VolNExile]

On the rivers.

I actually did see lots of seagulls on Lake Loudon back in the day. Followed trails of bread crusts and orange peels back from Myrtle Beach, I guess.

 

[Sgt_Nick_Fury]

I guess you see them every once in awhile. i didn't think they were actually seagull seagulls, but just looked it up and ring-billed do come up here.

 

[Sgt_Nick_Fury]

Ton of pelicans in the winter also for some strange reason.

I have NEVER seen a Pelican in TN, West TN along Mississippi maybe?

 

[82_VOL_83]

I have NEVER seen a Pelican in TN, West TN along Mississippi maybe?

They are thick on the Tennessee and upper Cumberland River. Down as far as north Alabama in the winter.

 

[hmanvolfan]

My daughter’s shrine to the god of weirdos

 

[95 Vol Alum]

I thought I was one of the last people on Earth to still have a wall phone. Gave mine up a few years ago.

 

[hmanvolfan]

I thought I was one of the last people on Earth to still have a wall phone. Gave mine up a few years ago.

VoIP phone, $35 per year.