Well, it's that time of year again... The bald eagles are back! For my second consecutive year, I am volunteering with Eagle Watch, the local Squamish organization that provides free information and telescope use for any visitor wishing to see the eagles passing through our area. The Chum salmon this year was a small run compared to previous years. So on my first shift, there were "only" 60 eagles along the ~200 meter length of the dike in Brackendale. This is small in comparison to the 600 or so that were counted at that location last year at the same time. However, that was 2 weeks ago. I suspect the numbers are up since then, as judged by the numerous eagles I encounter on my morning jogs every day. My next shift is on boxing day, and I am looking forward to it!
In the meantime, here is a brief video I took a couple of weeks ago. It features a juvenile (less than 5 years old) eagle eating a salmon.
If this movie does not load, you can view it here.
Enjoy!
Sunday, December 23, 2007
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