Southern Humboldt Eaglet–Names, Anyone?
True to the SoHum character, the nest’s location is secret–even more jealously guarded than the one near Humboldt Bay. But two local photographers, Ann Constantino and Talia Rose, recently visited the area together and captured images of its newest arrival. Constantino, who has been monitoring the nest since 2012 and is a frequent contributor to Lost Coast Interpretive Association, sent in the above photo.
Rose, who runs a local nature blog called County Line Wild, took the bottom photo of the two parents with one eaglet a few days prior to the recent visit.
So, we know its anthropomorphizing to impose human names on wild creatures…but, should anyone be inclined to such bad behavior…Boldt (humBOLDT, get it?) would be a mighty fine moniker.
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Let’s name these magnificent newborns after prominent community members who have passed on so that we can honor them and create a sense of continuity and connectedness between those of us who remain here and those of us who have moved on to the other side.
So if it’s a boy eagle, how about Tai (for Tai Anderson).
If it’s a girl eagle, how about Judi (for Judi Bari).
I’m sure there are other people worthy of this honor, but those two names are what I could come up with at present.
I sincerely hope I haven’t offended anyone with this idea and if so, I apologize.
But how cool would it be if you see an eagle fly by and you wonder, “Is that you, Tai?” …”Is that you Judi?”
Just a thought… 🙂
Oliver..name him Oliver. Please…
Easy. Miracle.
Seymour. Because he will see more than the rest of us.
none
lucky !
Any of the local Athabaskan Native people would look at it and say ’tis Bill! Well, actually they would say tisbil, their word for eagle. So maybe Billy would be gender unspecific enough?
Great idea River, I’m voting for Tisbil.
Snort! Puns in two languages now!
Would have been better had I said the Athabaskan speaking Natives of Sohum…the first time.
How about Ben and Bow… Seems good to me.
The crew that put on RRR for 25 years have been watching that pair .Every year setting we would see them . We chose not to publicize it . I guess talia thinks this needs to be out there . stop vistaing the nest site and leave them alone . We could have told the public about this years ago and chose not to,.
My impression was, though I don’t know for sure, that this nest is not by the Reggae on the River site.
I do not believe those birds are 25 years old. Are you saying they took over another nest from a earlier bird ? I believe Eagles build their own nest from scratch, with male and female sharing equal duties and responsibilities with regards to feeding and protecting their young. There was just a show on channel 13- the local PBS station from Wave/Cox cable TV here in So. Hum. very informative, you should try watching it. With regards to their names, I would like to see something P. C. correct. Bill & Hillary come to mind.
The nest and it’s captivating occupants should be left alone and the location kept secret. I do hope that the location will not be divulged. Too many people would be wanting a closer look, which is understandable, but they need their privacy.
Yeah, I’d probably go hug them to death if I knew how to reach them….
I completely understand this impulse. Usually, I don’t care for the word “cute”, but it is an apt description for these downy, litte ones.
And my gratitude that they are back, that these gorgeous creatures may someday be a common sight here again. The relief from the decades of terror for home. The ceaseless drip of new offenses to our irreplaceable home. These signs of recovery make my bones turn to powder with gratitude.
If it is the nest that I’m thinking of, the nest was there, or near there back in the late 50’s. We logged very close above them and they didn’t seem to care.
P.S. I was a KID back then, okay?
Wind Sonnet , my first sailboats name.
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