A convocation of Canada’s largest bird of prey has been making the Wheat City area home this week, drawing its share of interest from local folks during what’s assumed to be a temporary stopover as part of seasonal migration to warmer pastures.
Acting on a tip in the discussion forums, I took my best crack at capturing a handful of pics of some of the reportedly eight or more birds that have been frequenting the river area in recent days.
Below are some of the best of those pictures, including one where I managed to squeeze as many as five into one frame. As many might know, bald eagles don’t acquire their traditional plumage and trademark pure white head until at least 5 1/2 years of age meaning that the group in the pics has quite the variance in age.