There were over two dozen perched there when I visited the lock Saturday. Some eating, some digesting, and some looking sharp-eyed into the water, waiting for the next good fish.
February 18, 2014
Fishing Platform
There are eagles all up and down the Mississippi right now, in my area, but one place to see them by the score is at Lock & Dam 14. They tend to congregate in two trees at the tip of a point of land. This is their fishing platform:
There were over two dozen perched there when I visited the lock Saturday. Some eating, some digesting, and some looking sharp-eyed into the water, waiting for the next good fish.
There were over two dozen perched there when I visited the lock Saturday. Some eating, some digesting, and some looking sharp-eyed into the water, waiting for the next good fish.
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That's AMAZING!!! I've never seen so many in one place. Love your pictures and glad to see you blogging a little more frequently! :)
ReplyDelete:) I'm glad you share my enthusiasm for these photos. The number of eagles in them really IS amazing! When I arrive at this location I am always so stunned at the number of eagles and all the sounds they make as they sit in the trees and fly around with fish in their talons.
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