Eagle Eyes

Eagles seem to be everywhere these days.  We've seen them in many states and of course its no surprise to find lots of them in Minnesota.  We have watched the nest of eaglets grow up and leave the nest.  They don't get their white feathers until later so you might think they are crows or vultures flying but its immature eagles.  Crows and vultures don't fish for their meals although eagles will eat carion if they get the chance. 

When we clean fish and a walleye is over 17 inches - even by a hair we have to throw them back in the water.  Jim will spend a half  hour trying to revive them so they will swim away.  It doesn't usually work if they have been in a livewell for awhile.  He took one fish out in the boat away from the docks so it wouldn't wash ashore on our beach.  It was probably three minutes after he threw it in the water and started motoring back to the dock when an eagle swooped in and carried the dead walleye away.  It flew right to its nest to feed its young.