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.
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.
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.
