Eagles

Winter is always the best time to view eagles along the Mississippi River. Frozen water and lack of foliage on trees make these birds of prey easy to spot and fascinating to watch. These eagles were photographed by my friend Kama near Lock and Dam No. 14 just South of Le Claire, Iowa. Kama used her new Cannon EOS Rebel T1i camera for these photos.
The area was lousy with eagles on this chilly January day. There were 3 large trees standing side by side by side. At one point we counted 10 eagles perched in these 3 trees. Those 10 did not include the eagles flying over head and standing on the frozen Mississippi waiting for food to float by.

There are 60 species of eagles. Most of these live in Eurasia and Africa.

Bald and Golden eagles are the only species that live in North America.


Eagles are members of the bird family Accipitridae.

The above bird...a golden eagle or another kind of bird of prey?


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