Stephen Jr. back in the States

There has been some criticism that we spend too much time on Stephen Colbert. But few shows on U.S. TV focus as much on Canada as Colbert does. Plus, news items are a bit slow right now.

Amazingly, the eagle known as Stephen Jr. has returned to the United States. On December 7, 2006, Stephen Jr. was still on Canadian soil. But now, he is in southwestern Washington state.

What made him come back? Well, it could be as simple as migration. Could be the horrible weather in southwestern British Columbia. Or maybe it was the fishes a few Colbert fans held up to lure the bird back to the States. Colbert had asked viewers in Bellingham to lure the eagle with fish.

Colbert teased Canada as not being the best place for his adopted eagle son. The Colbert Report airs in Canada on the Comedy Channel and CTV as well as Comedy Central in the U.S.

You can track previous adventures with Stephen Jr. here, here, and here.