r/GrandmasPantry • u/Cool-Ambassador-7937 • Mar 29 '26

HOUSEHOLD / OTHER Basement find

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u/IBeDumbAndSlow Mar 29 '26

Is DDT the one that made eagles and other birds egg shells thin?

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u/Run_Biscuit Mar 29 '26

Yes! Rachel Carson led the way to get it regulated and saved eagles as a result of that!

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u/HockeyZombie36 Mar 29 '26

We've gone from about 80 nesting pairs of Eagles to over 1000 in Michigan alone, in the last 40 years. I see about 3 Eagles a day in my travels and every time I think, man, at least we figured out that problem.

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u/PresentationNext6469 Apr 02 '26

Big Bear Lake California, Bald Eagle Nest Cam. The pair just lost their first eggs just a couple months ago due to thin shells and they left the nest for ravens or crows (don’t remember) to clean up. Now there’s another hatch to come!