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[–] 63 points 1 day ago (16 children)

Yeah its AI. You got disappearing branches and very small eagles. Not to mention like hundreds hanging out on a beach together.

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  • [–] 6 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

    I'm not contesting your claim that this is AI.

    However the claim that eagles would not mass in a large group like that is incorrect. I've personally seen beaches covered in Eagles before. Haines, Alaska has a festival every year about it.

    https://www.visithaines.com/events/annual-events/alaska-bald-eagle-festival/

    Its a great time if you have the will and want to travel there.

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  • [–] 3 points 21 hours ago (1 child)

    Yeah a few others have mentioned that too. It definitely seems like a thing they do sometimes, though not in any areas around where I am.

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  • [–] 21 points 1 day ago (10 children)

    Bald eagles do hang out together. No idea where there could be that many but I’ve seen 12-16 in one tree at a park a few blocks from home.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 day ago (5 children)

    Bald eagles are just glorified seagulls. Perfect animal to represent the USA.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 day ago (3 children)

    That’s a bit of an oversimplification of their taxonomy and, given the range of bald eagles it’s a better representation of North America than the USA.

    The California Condor would be better if it had to be a bird since those are native only to the US. Another good choice would be the American Robin since their year round area is almost exclusively the US and they’re so common.

    If we’re picking any animal species though, my pick would be the American Bison.

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  • [–] 1 point 23 hours ago (1 child)

    While impressive, the Bison is only representative of the Great Plains. Something like an American Beaver, Badger, Striped Skunk, or even Black Bear (historically) covers nearly every state.

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  • [–] 2 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

    The bison is representative of both Native American culture and the effect white colonial settlers had on what is now the USA. The current population might be largely concentrated on the plains but that’s not all the American Bison represents.

    covers nearly every state

    Which is why my first animal, in keeping with the bird theme, was the American Robin which is found in every state, no nearly about it.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 day ago

    I know this is a personal story but in Homer, AK there is a guy who feeds bald eagles every day with fish guts. And locally, everyone knows about it and just lets it happen. And there are dozens and dozens of bald eagles just hanging around the property, eating all the bits of fish that he throws out for them. They kinda are a bother but, hey, it's Alaska!

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