Eagles and fish
I think eagles and I have a lot in common but I don’t think I could ever be one. Today, I left work slightly after noon to get lunch. Salad was the plan, but as I neared the Balducci’s in Alexandria, VA, I began to doubt myself. I decided to go with sushi instead. I like fish the way bears like fish: raw. I’ve never had the chance to eat live salmon, but I have eaten raw bits of salmon on clumps of rice. One time my family went to an Asian restaurant and I ordered sashimi thinking it would be fish on rice, but it was just fish. I became closer to the bear than ever that day, though I’ve drifted–through no fault of my own–slightly since.
As I was eating my sushi and reading CNN, I spotted this article. It seems a bunch of bald eagles dove into a TRUCK OF FISH GUTS. I guess they were so pumped up by the smell of raw fish they couldn’t take it any more. I can relate, but not totally. Some of the eagles did not survive–they probably drowned. The lucky ones were washed off and suffered the indignity of being left to dry out in a warehouse. If you ask me, it just wasn’t worth it. Below is what an eagle looks like wet.
I guess dogs and cats probably eat fish guts in their food, but it’s generally nonlethal and the smell is disguised with the smell of old fish. I bet my dog, Resi, would jump into a tank of fish-anything. She can swim really well.
Below is an excellent video targeted at viewers who have little to no knowledge of eagles. Intermediate eagle fanciers will find this mostly review. Eagle experts should move on to something else right now.
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Peace out.
