Dam birds…that’s one way to look at our eagles of winter around here. Now you might find them just about anywhere…even in open fields with no water around…but the vast majority will be found on the bigger rivers. As it gets colder and freezes everything up they congregate even more on the Mississippi…just below the … Read more
As we close out the month of November, there are signs of this being a very fun and enjoyable winter. There have already been a few eagles hanging around a local dam and doing some fishing (this one was successful). And as long as the weather keeps cooling down, the number of eagles should get … Read more
I was talking to my wife the other day about a photographer named Clyde Butcher. He’s been making images for a long, long time now…and most of his work was with an 8X10 box film camera. It was heavy and cumbersome because it took a robust tripod just to keep the thing steady. But the … Read more
My wife thought this looked like an ocean wave behind the eagle, but I had to assure her it was indeed taken in Iowa. It would seem rude of me to sneak off to a sunny warm beach just to get a snapshot of an eagle, while she froze back home. River dams and spillways … Read more
On this day, the air temperature was well below zero. A brisk wind made it feel even colder. But as is common with them, apart from a little frost on the brow and a few feathers, you’d never know this eagle was dealing with it at all. I pull for them in times like these, … Read more
I guess I could title this a couple of ways. Winters Final, or Finally Winter. It seems after one of the most mild winters we’ve had in quite a while, we are about to see the coldest temps we’ve seen in about 2 years. Single digit highs, with lows below zero. It’s kind of what … Read more