I saw our National bird today.

[joepythons]

We have them all over where i live, its not uncommon to see 6 or 7 sitting in a field. they build huge nest in the trees around where we live and we watch them fly around. we live by a lake and i have seen them swoop down and grab a duck then fly off, in fact today one of my teachers was mad because she raises sheep and a lamb was born last night in a the field and before she could put it in a barn an eagle swooped down and grabed it but could not carry it and dropped it and broke its legs and it died. but i think they are awsome to look at, and you dont realize how big they are til you get close to one.

Wow thats sad the little lamb died .They are HUGE! I was unable to see a couple of them until they moved and then i saw the heads lol.The trees are so heavy around that area.Yea the ducks scattered every time one left the trees .

[tigerlily]

I've gotten to work with one that had flown into a powerline. He was blind in one eye, but still amazingly strong. Not to mention they are HUGE birds! Too bad your pics didn't come out well, but at least you got to see them.

[stangs13]

I saw a few when I lived there. It was sweet! The Illinois state bird, cardnal, still blowes me away! We have a familiy that comes back to our house every year to have babeis!

[Shelby]

Yeah cardinals are great. Haven't seen a whole lot over the winter this year.

[joepythons]

I saw a few when I lived there. It was sweet! The Illinois state bird, cardnal, still blowes me away! We have a familiy that comes back to our house every year to have babeis!

Yea they are cool looking birds also .We have like 3 pairs that have nests in a tree outside my daughters window and they come back every year to raise the little ones.