"Tom Nie" wrote in message
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As in literally a B52?

A Bald Eagle that close and I'd be polluting the river.


Yep, genuine Buff. Holbrook bombplot was close by, and sometimes the
center would clear you for a canyon tour if the choppers and bug smashers
weren't flying. They wouldn't allow VFR (1200) traffic in the canyon, so
they had a pretty good handle on things.

The eagles appear as a feathered overcast versus aluminum, but they too can
be unnerving.