More eagles (Dial up warning)

[Itchinjim]

I shot these this morning on the Mississippi river front in Davenport, Iowa today. We've had a few days sub-zero temps so the river has mostly frozen over. The eagles congregate around the open pools of water beneath Lock and Dam 15 to feed. These birds put on quite a show and are incredible fishers. In the second shot you can see the nesting eagles in the branches of the trees. Every winter hundreds of these birds nest in the area along the banks of the river. I feel quite privileged to be able to observe and photgraph them. Enjoy.