Do eagles get cold feet? It’s a sensible question as you’ll often see them sitting on the ice of a frozen river or lake. Truth is, they can sit like that for hours on end, and their feet don’t get really cold. They have powerful circulation in these extremities as well as very thick tissue … Read more
One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
There is one trait above any other that benefits the Bald Eagle. Adaptability. Baldies live in every state in the US, other than Hawaii, (they are abundant in Alaska) and can be found throughout Canada, and even in Mexico. They prefer to feed on fish and typically live near some form of water, be it … Read more
Most people know that eagles need open water for fishing…which is why we see some large congregations around here in the winter months. But almost as much as open water, eagles love the ice. They have no problem sitting on it for hours…and in truth, their main interest isn’t the ice itself, but what it … Read more
Locked and loaded… is a term I used to hear so often in sales meetings that I began to roll my eyes whenever the phrase was uttered. As I saw it, it was overused and beaten to death in motivational speeches. Watch an eagle descend on a fish, however, and you get the true meaning … Read more
[wds id=”6″] A collection of wintering eagle photographs from around the Mississippi River Valley. My last published eagle project was a few years ago and a lot has happened since then. Here’s some of my favorites from the last season or two with the wintering Bald Eagles in my area. All of these images were … Read more