Page 8 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2022 “ZAP” | FROM PAGE 6 of mine down at the VFW, he knows a woman who lives right there. And she told him there was all kinds of screeching going on between the raccoons and the eagles who were trying to fi ght off the raccoons. And photographer Jim Harrington — he took a picture of the dead chick on the ground that the racoons had gotten to. But those eagles are basically still around the area and they will probably make a nest somewhere else. Jim’s a pretty good photographer. He likes to go out and take a lot of pictures. He’s big on the aerial shots [use of drones to take photographs]. Q: By shooting photographs of the eagles, what have you learned about them? A: They’re a raptor. They like fish. They like small animals. The osprey is basically a fi sh-eater, but the eagle will go after basically anything that has blood in it and moves. I heard — I don’t know if it’s true — about a month ago an eagle grabbed someone’s little dog. That was something posted on Facebook. Somebody said, “Be careful where your pets are.” If a small dog is out there and the eagle sees it, it’s gone. Q: So, the eagles hang out near the old Spud’s restaurant [Kpub Kitchen & Bar] and down around Ballard Street? A: Yes. I took my fi rst bunch of pictures right across the street from Spud’s in that pine tree. As you’ll see in that picture, the long pine cones look like hotdogs! I was very pleased when I started shooting the eagles. How nice the photos came out with the new lens on my camera. And the quality was really sharp. I’m always trying to tweak it and make it better. Q: Did you do any shooting of the eagle this week? A: I drove by where the eagles might be. I didn’t see them, so I parked the car and wound up going by the osprey nests and took a lot of shots there before it rained. But I didn’t see any eagles. Q: Anything else that you would like to share about the eagle? A: Another aspect that I’ve observed: The male eagle is smaller than the female. The male being smaller, it’s a lot faster at maneuvering and trying “ZAP” | SEE PAGE 9 FAVORITE JULY 4th SHOT: This monument stands in Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn. Charlie “Zap” Zapolski said he took this years ago “to honor all through the years those who have fought so that we could maintain our ‘Independence.’” (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate by Charlie Zapolski) HOLIDAY GREETINGS FROM ZAP: Here’s a virtual postcard that photographer Charlie “Zap” Zapolski prepared recently for Saugus Advocate readers to wish them a Happy July 4. He used a photo he shot earlier this year of a pair of bald eagles perched on a tree in East Saugus. (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate by Charlie Zapolski) J& $46 yd. S MULCH SALE!Discount Spring Special PICK-UP or DELIVERE Y AVAILABLE 617-389-1490 Premium Hemlock or Pitch Black BELOW WHOLESALE COSTS LANDSCAPERS WELE COME $4 yd. $42 yd. • • • Rocco Longo, Owner $3 yd. FLYING OVER SAUGUS: This is one of the many shots of bald eagles taken this year by Saugus photographer Charlie “Zap” Zapolski. (Courtesy photo to the Saugus Advocate by Charlie Zapolski) OUR OFFICE HAS MOVED TO 519 BROADWAY, EVERETT SABATINO INSURANCE AGENCY 519 BROADWAY EVERETT, MA 02149 PHONE: (617) 387-7466 FAX: (617) 381-9186 Visit us online at: WWW.SABATINO-INS.COM
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