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The St. Johns River The Intracoastal and Beyond
Bald Eagle
Eagle Striking the Water
I saw this Eagle fishing on Lake Sawgrass. He circled around close to the boat several times, striking the water repeatedly.

There used to be a lot of Eagles nests along SR-192 which crosses the river and links Melbourne and Orlando, but with more people and traffic it has now become a rare event to see an Eagle.

Eagle Flying

Coots on Little Sawgrass

Judy and I were standing on the deck of the Weather Station overlooking Little Sawgrass lake, watching the birds. A flock of Coots were loosly grouped on the lake and we had watched an Osprey hunting for a while.

Then we spotted a different bird. We thought at first he might be another Osprey, but to our delight he turned out to be a Bald Eagle.

Eagle fishing
Eagle fishing
Eagle fishing
Darn my whimpy camera, I couldn't get a good, clear photo of him!

He fished the lake for about 10 minutes, striking the water several times before making a catch and flying away with it.

The flock of Coots that had been paddling about so peacefully before the Eagles' arrival really got their pinfeathers in a bunch!

The flock all scurried together into a tight little group, with much squawking and splashing about.

Coots in an uproar
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