Eagles

[ollie]

On our way home today the neighbor and I saw this scene! Absoulty incredible! Don't know if I will ever see anything like this again in my lifetime!

[FishinCricket]

Kewl.... Were they "vulturing" something?

[ollie]

I don't have a clue! I know we counted at least 35 in the field and 7 over by shoal creek. The ones without the white on their heads we think are young eagles that haven't changed colors yet. It was truely amazing.

[wily]

they must have just fertilized that field because it is the chicken houses...that brought the ealgles to the area...

but it is ironic.

the destruction of the ozarks primary natural resource (water) has brought the nations iconic symbol in droves

i'd compare that photo to previous posts about the guy who dumped thousands of dead chickens into flat creeek last year.

i would bet a lot of money -- that there were dead chickens in the fertilizer.

[dennis boatman]

Eagle watching was great. How was the fishing?

[ollie]

I have a feeling you are right wily, we saw lots of white feathers all over the place. Can't really see it in the pics though. The fishing wasn't that great for us. One bow in about 3.5 hours and my neighbor didn't catch any trout. I think Buzz did better than us. He said he caught around 8.

[Stoneroller]

I watched a pair of eagles fishing at creve coeur lake saturday morning. the male caught a fish I estimate at 15+inches out of the center of the lake, with 25mph winds, 3 foot white caps and 12degree temps. Made me rethink what people say about wind and fish. He dropped it back into the water when his mate tried to light on the tree next to him. She then flew off and he hopped a 180 on the branch and was looking at the water below him. He then jumped off the branch and flew a big circle out over the water before turing back in towards shore and dropping down right above the waves. He swiped the fish out of the water a 2nd time, this time he flew over to a downed log and proceded to devour it.

I can remember when I was a kid, the powers that be, figured out that this 'miracle' substance called DDT was, in fact, destroying the enviroment. Sometimes we can learn from our mistakes and sometimes we are smart enough to figure out that what we 'thought' was an acceptable practice, is in fact, terribly wrong and utterly destructive. Sometimes we wait till its too late...

[Buzz]

Cool pics Ollie. I remember years ago when they used to just dump the dead chickens out behind the chicken houses. There would be a bunch of eagles, as many as a hundred in one location. People used to just drive around and watch them.

Capps was tough today. I caught 9 fish then left and went to Hickory and caught 40 in about 4 hours. I should have just started and stayed at Hickory.

[Geoff]

they were like that at meremec spring a couple years ago when they had a bunch of fish die. they piled em in the fields and the eagles were EVERYWHERE.

[troutfiend1985]

I remember about 5 years ago or so that I saw a pair of bald eagles along with one of its young which did not have a "bald" or white head. It was a neat expereince as I was inside of the KC Metro area and to see bald eagles, let alone a pair with its youth was an incredible expereince. Just make sure not to pick up any feathers as I am sure you know that bald eagles are federally proteccted. While they may have a vulture like feeding method, they are an incredible bird that I love to see in the wild.