The famous Eagle

 Down at the lake the Eagle sits in a big Willow Tree.  Under the tree his admirers gather. The Eagle has figured it out. The humans fish all day and he ends up with some of the fish. The newspaper recently featured some photos of him. North Dakota had plenty of Bald Eagles, but in Arizona there are not that many so they make a splash. The local Eagle lives up near us on a nearby mountain. On his way to work he flies over out house.  Arizona is very protective of the eagles that live here. God help the person who harms one.  Down on the Salt River they hired people to watch the eagle nest. Young people sat there all day and watched the nest. Fish were put in a child's swimming pool at the bottom of their nest tree to make sure they had food. Up by Lake Roosevelt every year there are people hired to keep an eye on the eagles. Once we camped near an eagle site. The game and fish people decided to close the gate to our campsite because of the eagles. They did not throw us out, but opened the gate for us when we came and went.  It was the best gated community we had. Back down on the Salt River they prohibit the helicopters from flying near the eagles nest. If a helicopter comes up the Salt River too low he is reported and fined. 

There is on other bird that goes over our home. It is a Raven with one leg. How that bird survives is a mystery. For the last story, the birds and the rattlesnake. Winky was down at the big lake and someone ran over a rattlesnake.  Within an hour the snake meat was picked cleaned to the bone. It appeared the birds somehow pealed the snake skin back like a sock.