Joyce, forgive me, but I can't pass on this one! My husband is a retired aerospace engineer and had his hands (and a little of his brain) in designing the helicopter, known as the V-22 or the Osprey. It too is beautiful - btw, this is the flying machine that takes off like a helicopter then flies like an airplane with its tiltroter engines. Bettye Woodhull ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joyce G. Reece" <bjreece@bellsouth.net> To: <CHEROKEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 6:32 PM Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] Just a little something > The American Bald Eagle has enjoyed an enormous comeback in the state of > Tennessee. They are beautiful....but just wait until you see an Osprey. > > Joyce Gaston Reece > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Virginia A." <vdach@gte.net> > To: <CHEROKEE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 6:51 AM > Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] Just a little something > > >> HI Bettye, >> >> Funny that you should mention that you had never seen an eagle. The >> first >> one I ever saw was after I bought my house. It was in the tree across >> the >> street. I mentioned it to my then house mate and was told I was probably >> imaging things. However, many times since then I have looked up to see >> them flying over my house. But the BESTEST of all was this very morning >> as >> I was leaving to go to my carving class. I had just started down the >> hill >> from my home, there in the tree on the side of the road was an eagle! It >> was so close you could see it's eyes, the definition of the feathers, >> the >> line of the mouth in the beak! It was totally amazing! It looked like >> it >> was about 3 to 4 foot long and just plain huge. There was no place to >> pull >> off even though I had my camera in the seat next to me. It was an >> incredible start to my morning! >> >> By the way, it is not only illegal to shoot, shut up or otherwise, but it >> is >> even illegal to even pick up a dropped feather! Frankly I think feather >> collecting off of the ground is carrying things a bit far. If the eagle >> gifts you with a feather you are blessed. >> >> Virginia >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- Original Message ----- >> From: "Bettye Woodhull" <betron1@sbcglobal.net> >> To: <CHEROKEE-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 12:50 PM >> Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] Just a little something >> >> >>> Friend, they had to report that shooting because it just as illegal >>> to >>> "keep quiet" as it is to shoot the eagle. Based on how I have heard >>> from >>> some of these tales, a person knowing about someone shooting the eagle >>> and >>> not reporting it, can be fined or have to serve time. It is a sad >>> situation. I've never seen an eagle in person. Bettye >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "shadowbear270" <shadowbear270@webtv.net> >>> To: <CHEROKEE-L@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 1:14 PM >>> Subject: [Cherokee Circle] Just a little something >>> >>> >>> >I hear some talk about A Man other side of this town==he was with some >>> > of his friends hunting==they saw an eagle of course this man had to >>> > shoot at it==he hit it==some of his friends told a game warden(now >>> > these >>> > are good men==this hunter was arrested and fined $250000.00 or serve >>> > time >>> > >>> > SHADOW BEAR >>> > >>> > >>> > ==== CHEROKEE Mailing List ==== >>> > <<>OPEN forum to all Cherokee topics - except Genealogy<>> >>> > <>Culture-History-Language-Folk lore and Truths<> >>> > Good Manners & Language is required to be on the list >>> > ALL the links you will need to sub and unsub or contact listowner >>> > below >>> > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Ethnic-Native/CHEROKEE.html >>> > >>> > ============================== >>> > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >>> > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. 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