We were told at one of the eagle days presentations (back in the late 80's)
that the colder the winter along the rivers, the farther south the eagles
would go, seeking open water, so they could get at the fish.
They especially like to congregate around lock & dams due to the stun effect
on the fish after they came over the dam.
I remember seeing eagles hopping along the ice on the down side of the dams
picking up the stunned fish.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Sullivan" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Eagles on the Mississippi
Thanks Dave.
And Ken the bald eagles are now rather abundant along the upper Mississippi.
My picture was just outside Davenport, Iowa near Lock & Dam #14.
There are more eagles at the Lock & Dam alongside the Rock Island Arsenal.
We watched a podcast of eaglets from Decora Iowa last spring, a bit
farther north.
And I've seen many along the rivers in southern Minnesota.
They are a treat.
Regards, Bob S.
On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 8:44 AM, David J Brooks <[email protected]> wrote:
Good photo none the less.
Dave
On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 5:19 PM, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]>
wrote:
We finally made it to the Quad Cities yesterday after Friday's storm.
We had some spare time and wandered up Rt 67 on the Iowa side of the
river.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15032473
There were lots of photographers there with BIG, FAST lenses, tripods,
and Wimberley heads.
It's a 2 1/2 hour drive, but we'll go back.
Sadly, I haven't got much longer lenses or a gimbal tripod mount.
Regards, Bob S.
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