{"id":37744,"date":"2022-06-03T10:09:15","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T17:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sylviacrain.com\/hoy\/?p=37744"},"modified":"2022-06-03T10:09:16","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T17:09:16","slug":"can-eagles-swim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sylviacrain.com\/hoy\/?p=37744","title":{"rendered":"Can Eagles Swim?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

June 3, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion as to whether eagles can swim is one of the pressing issues of our time. Thus, I wanted to update you on this question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This morning, we were ready to leave the dock at Hyde Park Marina. We are still tied up and check for coming traffic. Something floating in the water. There are logs and such from time to time so I grab my binoculars to take a look. It is a Bald Eagle floating down stream. He is floating along, looking around. Just like on an inner tube floating the river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He looks very relaxed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What! He must be in distress, but he does not look to be. He is floating along in a 1.4 knot current. There is nothing much we can really do but wait for him to pass before pulling out. He does try a couple of wing flaps in the water, but does not look like he can really get off the ground… water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He looks like he could almost take off, but not quite.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Jim takes out his trusty phone and searches on whether eagles can swim. About this time, I observe a very interesting behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n