Queen of the jungle part 1

November 19, 2019

The Queen of the Jungle By Joe Atkinson (all rights reserved) We were sitting around a campfire out in the middle of Wyoming with a film crew, discussing tomorrow’s shot list. We, meaning, Cordi, my wife, the producer and two […]

Queen of the Jungle part 2

November 19, 2019

Queen of the Jungle Part Two Yes, time was ticking away and the pressure was building. One good thing was that, even though there is a large staff at the Philippine Eagle Center, only a few people knew what I […]

Queen of the Jungle part 3

November 19, 2019

The Queen of the Jungle Part 3 I tossed down the lure in front of Mabuhay and she immediately went for it. She grabbed it and flew back up on the perch, looking at me as if to say, “finally […]

Queen of the Jungle part 4

November 19, 2019

The Queen of the Jungle Part Four With both eagles coming off the perches to the lure, the next phone update with Cornell was going to be a much more pleasant conversation, the project was a go. Now I know […]

Queen of the Jungle part 5

November 19, 2019

The Queen of the Jungle Part 5 (all rights reserved) Yes, I am a long way from the cold sagebrush sea of Wyoming, sitting around a campfire. I stood in front of Imbulog’s chamber door and paused for a second; […]

Field notes from my 2011 hunting log

November 18, 2011

Greetings from Kansas, I arrived yesterday with three eagles in my truck, JH, Davis and the female, Washington. Chase has been in the area for the past two days. His eagle, Dexter, is just the slightest bit heavy so has […]

Getting Penny ready for release

April 6, 2009

  Passage female golden eagle Today starts the process of getting Penny ready for release; she is overdue for sure. Penny came to us by way of the Blue Mountain Wildlife Rehab in Pendleton, Oregon, hence the name Penny, and […]

March 30, 2009

April 3, 2009

March 30, 2009 Wt. 9.3 lbs I have skipped a couple of days due to high winds but today was gorgeous and I prepared Penny for another training session. I called her about 50 yards to the lure, 5 or […]