Magnetic Nord is the story about our homestead in Northern Minnesota on the shore of Lake Superior.

Monday, February 28, 2011

Phenology


Clear, windy, highs in the twenties, lows just below zero. A large bald eagle sat perched above the homestead for most of the afternoon watching over me as I worked. Minnesota is home to more nesting pairs of bald eagles that any other state in the lower 48. "Baldys" can grow up to 15 lbs and have a wing span of 96 inches (8ft)! They build the largest nest of any North American bird (up to 13 ft deep and 8 ft wide), eat mainly fish, and can fly up to 40 mph (30 mph with a fish). They are known to be extremely sensitive to human activity so I felt priviledged that have it around for so long. 

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