The other morning we drove up to Chilkoot Lake outside of Haines just to check it out. We never expected to have another very cool eagle encounter up there! The Chilkoot River runs from Chilkoot Lake down to the Lynn Canal and where the river runs out of the lake there were several eagles on the bank of the river. We saw two immature eagles and a few adults, all of which were eating a fish that had been drug out of the water. The eagle shown in these photos was perched on a frost-covered tree branch which made for a really nice photo. I waited patiently with my lens focused on this eagle, as I knew eventually he would swoop down for his turn at the fish. Eventually he did leave his perch, but instead of going down to the fish he flew across the river and landed in another tree. I caught him just as he was flaring his wings for a landing. It sure was another cool eagle experience, and a great start to another wonderful day in Alaska!
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