While we have a lot of resident Eagles this area along the Skagit River, it is a winter's retreat for Bald Eagles. They are arriving now. As soon as Salmon come out of the salt water to spawn in the rivers and creeks where they once were born the Eagles show up to take advantage of the large numbers of live fish and rotting carcases of spawned out fish. Bald Eagles come here from Alaska and Northern Canada.
This guy was right outside staring at us. Glad I'm not a fish!
- Bald eagles measure 31-37 inches in height with a wingspan of 6 feet or more.
- Eagles weigh between 9 and 14 pounds. Females are one-third larger than males.
- Eagles can see six to eight times better than humans.
- Adults have dark brown bodies and a white head and tail, with bright yellow beaks and feet. Juveniles are brown or blotchy brown all over.
- Bald eagles may live up to 30 years in the wild. They mate for life and they may use the same nest for several years, raising one or more chicks.
- An eagle's diet consists mainly of meat. They hunt, steal and scavenge for their food, conserving energy while dining on whatever food is available.
- Linking to Stewart's blog--Wild Bird Wednesday HERE
- Happy Hanukkah!!
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16 comments:
These are such beautiful birds and your photos have captured well their grandeur! Lucky you to have these so close to home! Of course, the salmon may disagree!
Thanks for your comment. As for your daughter...that's pretty funny. And now I see how she came to be what she came to be. :)
my goodness! lucky, lucky you!
Great shots. I remember seeing the eagles along the Skagit.
Beautiful photos!
Hope you are having a great day!
Lea
Is it the glare or the talons that are most ominous?
Marvellous shots of this Eagle.
Check out Decorah Eagles in Idaho, especially the lice cam. They are readying the nest. Amazing.
Beautiful captures! They're such majestic birds. We get golden eagles here, but bald eagles would be an extreme rarity.
I saw a tree full of eagles in the skagit Valley one winter. Amazing.
What great visitors you have!
I'm not sure what happened, but we found a dead eagle on one of quad rides last summer. It was sad to see such a majestic bird on the ground. - Margy
I'm always jealous of your eagles!!
loving your beautiful blog...awesome pictures of the eagles,phyllis
Great photos! I loved learning some facts about these marvelous birds too. Great post!
Talk about a handsome fellow/gal...I would love to get a picture this good.
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