Boy, what a whopper! Fascinating stuff, Terry, and thanks for your portrait shot putting it in perspective. Vermilion, Ohio, I see that's Karl Witt's territory.
Ted ellis wrote:
Cool info Terry. Thanks for sharing.
Ted
Ted that nest is really big... can you imagine the guy way back then photographing this with a big old 8x10 view camera.... ahhhhh hold it right there mister eagle while I change film holders... that would be about 1 FPM (frame per minute) I'm glad he got em though.
trailhiker wrote: Boy, what a whopper! Fascinating stuff, Terry, and thanks for your portrait shot putting it in perspective. Vermilion, Ohio, I see that's Karl Witt's territory.
Best Wishes,
Steve
Hi Steve. Yeah Karl and I go way back. I don't get to see him much these days, but we hit the same photo spots from time to time. He's a good guy... and has become a great addition to FM too.
Thanks much Steve.
Terry
Jul 18, 2008 at 10:39 AM
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Craig Gillette wrote:
I'd guess he had a winch of some sort to get materials up and down- but that blind was 95 feet up in the air as well!
It had to be quite an ordeal at the time.. and very risky to get up there that high to photograph the nest. I thought it was amazing for way back then.
72chevelle454 wrote:
Very impressive to say the least... Look's very similar to Anthony's back hair So Ive heard... thought I better clarify that some...
Yeah Terry I can't come up with one to match that one but Yeah I have seen it before. I have been told by Pete that some of the nests he has climbed to in Alaska when they were restoring the eagle to the lower 48 back in the late 1960s and 70s & 80s that he ahad seen some rellly big nests and hard to get into due to the with. I can say I think we could match the 8 1/2 feet but not that depth. I would have to search my banding files to see if I have any to show.
Lou
PS remember the platform we built back in 2005 for a pair of young birds that lost their nest well that platform ws a good 10 feet wide so I have to wonder just how that nest is doing now. http://www.flickr.com/photos/loub/sets/72157600346254857/
that would be about 1 FPM (frame per minute) 
So Ive heard... thought I better clarify that some... 