To describe my lifelong fascination with flight and with creatures that fly I like to echo the words of John James Audubon who in 1839 wrote of himself as "...one who never can cease to admire and to study with zeal and the most heartfelt reverence, the wonderful productions of an Almighty Creator."
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Bald Eagles at Lower Klamath NWR
Today at Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge on the Oregon/California border, most of the lakes were frozen over. Geese and ducks were forced to use these open areas, and that made it easy for the wintering Bald Eagles to keep an eye on them. I counted 30 eagles in the area, along with dozens of other hawks and falcons. Snow-covered Mt. Shasta provided the backdrop for the life-and-death drama unfolding on center stage. (Remember to click on the photos for a larger view.)
Today at Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge on the Oregon/California border, most of the lakes were frozen over. Geese and ducks were forced to use these open areas, and that made it easy for the wintering Bald Eagles to keep an eye on them. I counted 30 eagles in the area, along with dozens of other hawks and falcons. Snow-covered Mt. Shasta provided the backdrop for the life-and-death drama unfolding on center stage. (Remember to click on the photos for a larger view.)
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