Well, after a few days of travel (with some unexpected flight complications between Chicago/Juneau and an absolutely BEAUTIFUL ferry ride up the Lynn Canal) we arrived safely in Haines, Alaska! We have been in Haines for the past 3 days and we've been seeing plenty of what we came here to see: Bald Eagles! Haines is home to the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, an area of almost 50,000 acres that protects bald eagle habitat along the Chilkat, Klehini and Tsirku rivers.
Each year in the fall several thousand eagles congregate in this area to feed on the late run of Chum Salmon that come up the river to spawn and die. It's one of the best places in the world for viewing and photographing bald eagles. We've had a blast so far watching the birds. Often times, as shown in this photo, the birds will clash over a piece of fish. What we've noticed is that one eagle will be on the shoreline of the river ripping apart a piece of fish when another eagle will fly in and try to knock that eagle away from the fish. These are the most exciting moments to photograph, as often times the eagle that was on the fish will jump up and flip upside down in an attempt to fend off the incoming eagle. We've seen this happen countless times each day, so far this has been my best capture of the clash between two eagles.
I can't believe how lucky we are to be here! It's an amazing place, with incredible wildlife and spectacular scenery! Look for some images of the scenery to be posted soon :-)
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