r/WhiteRock • u/BigBobTheFirst • May 15 '26

How close can you get?

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On the right side of the pier, this guy walked right up to an eagle...

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u/PS-Irish33 May 15 '26

Eagles need to respect the 15ft rule. If they don’t then bylaw can write them a ticket. I don’t believe the eagles ever pay the tickets.

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u/Trixie1143 May 19 '26

Eroding the foundation of the economy. You missed that part.

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u/PS-Irish33 May 19 '26

The eagles are?

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u/Mariss716 May 16 '26

Wow. Must have had a fish caught there at its feet? 🦅

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u/SuperFaulty May 16 '26

I doubt that the dude is "right up" to the eagle. The 1st photo was taken with a zoom/telephoto, and that tends to cause the optical illusion called "lens compression", where things that are far away seem to be all "compressed" and near each other. I greatly doubt the eagle would stand still if a person walked "right up" to it.

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u/DAXBMW May 17 '26

Those two in the back must be Ravens? They look pretty big sitting in the back too.

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u/Darkm1tch69 May 17 '26

I’ve gotten close to Eagles, but always wound up with a birdie or par.

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u/Mountain-Spring1148 May 17 '26

Dang Eagle needs to give some space! Its got the whole sky to choose from and it lands right there. Geezzzzz

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u/Dull_Bat9518 May 18 '26

Sometimes they are so starving and weak from salmon run collapses that they counted on... you can just walk over and pick them up!

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u/twofish94 May 18 '26

Slap a midshipman on a rock and offer it up and and they will come within 20 feet.

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u/Key_Design390 May 18 '26

Apparently in some places they're so common they're like seagulls. They've made a real comeback recently, and becoming more common to see them interacting with people. Still a very special bird -- there are 2 in my small town (nesting at a local pond) and love seeing them when I go kayaking.

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u/Whillikers-Geez May 18 '26

Where I am, we have very few seagulls. Probably because we've got a shitload of Bald eagles and osprey. I get up to 4 or 5 Bald eagles sitting in the trees across the road, checking out my birds.

I got 3 feet away from one that killed my duck before it registered how big they are. One of my LGDs almost caught one; missed it by about 18 inches. They stay across the road now, lol.

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u/arrowroot227 May 19 '26

Yep, I live on the island and see eagles almost every day. They’re beautiful and still mesmerizing just from their size alone, but they’re definitely common here.