Bird Watching: Bald Eagle - Our National Symbol - Vol. #5, 1 by linthicum

linthicum wrote:
As Mrs. Ed mentioned on the previous thread, it has been a little warmer than usual. Although this past week is usually considered the peak week, the numbers haven't supported that this year. Perhaps it will get better. Other factors also come into play. I am showing the attached image only to illustrate a point. This photo is a 100% crop and taken from about 1/2 mile.

When the dam starts to generate power the water level of the river rises a foot or two. If you look at the photo, you will note a few pools of water. When the water level rises it brings fish into these pools. As soon as they stop generating power the water level drops and the fish are trapped in the pools. It's like a smorgasbord for the eagles who then don't even have to fish on the river. They lazily sit around all day until they get hungry and then "walk" to a pool and pluck a fish from their "aquarium".

This message was edited Dec 2, 2009 8:06 AM