Amtrak kills symbol of freedom

[wildchild]

Originally Posted by derf

What are you people smoking, just the phrase "the bird stuck to the locomotive like an emblem." is hilarious.

Am I th only one who imagined what a bug being squished on my windshild looks like, except that in my mind I replaced the green bug goo with red eagle goo

I am totally with you on this one. I can't get a cartoon eagle mushed against the train out of my mind now. LOL

[the chi]

Originally Posted by derf

What are you people smoking, just the phrase "the bird stuck to the locomotive like an emblem." is hilarious.

Am I th only one who imagined what a bug being squished on my windshild looks like, except that in my mind I replaced the green bug goo with red eagle goo

Originally Posted by wildchild

I am totally with you on this one. I can't get a cartoon eagle mushed against the train out of my mind now. LOL

Ditto on both counts. Whats worse is Im such a tree hugger, but the image is just undeniably funny in my head.

[Gas Man]

Sad cause they are a rare bird but bound to happen regardless....

[z06boy]

Originally Posted by tommymac

I guess he figured obama would take care of it so he didnt have to do anything

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by tommymac

I guess he figured obama would take care of it so he didnt have to do anything

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by Gas Man

Sad cause they are a rare bird but bound to happen regardless....

Well, FWIW the American Bald Eagle is no longer on the endangered list. In fact, I believe that they have been off of that status for quite some time.

[askmrjesus]

Originally Posted by Amber Lamps

Well, FWIW the American Bald Eagle is no longer on the endangered list. In fact, I believe that they have been off of that status for quite some time.

Apparently that one didn't get the memo.

JC

[derf]

Originally Posted by Amber Lamps

Well, FWIW the American Bald Eagle is no longer on the endangered list. In fact, I believe that they have been off of that status for quite some time.

They were never really endagered, they were doing great in canada, alaska, and northern mexico, but were in danger in the lower 48. Then they were placed on the protected list and in the mid 90s came off, and around 10 years later they were on the least concerned list. The recovery of the eagle is arguably one of the greatest conservation success stories ever, they grew from a low population in the 100's to a healthy population now in the 100's of thousands

[Adeptus_Minor]

Originally Posted by derf

They were never really endagered, they were doing great in canada, alaska, and northern mexico, but were in danger in the lower 48. Then they were placed on the protected list and in the mid 90s came off, and around 10 years later they were on the least concerned list. The recovery of the eagle is arguably one of the greatest conservation success stories ever, they grew from a low population in the 100's to a healthy population now in the 100's of thousands

I thought all populations were suffering at one time due to DDT poisoning that was leading to thin egg shells and poor hatchling survival rates?

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by askmrjesus

Apparently that one didn't get the memo.

JC

The memo is what disrupted its train of thought...