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Hi, I've uploaded a picture of a flock of birds to my gallery (http://www.whatbird.com/forums/photos/malainies_birds/default.aspx). The picture was taken over a friend's ranch in Wyoming. The friend says these are magpies. However, I know magpies and don't believe that's what these birds are. They look more like bald eagles to me, except that ...

There is a very popular bird illustration that I've heard repeated by story-tellers, pastors, and lecturers that I find dubious, but am not sure.  The illustration explains how mother eagles teach their young to fly - either by ''pushing'' them out of the nest to see if they will fly and then swooping down to catch them if they ...