January 02, 2009
Eagles on Squamish, Cheakamus Rivers
Thousands of eagles gather every winter along the Squamish, Cheakamus and Mamquam rivers in the vicinity of Squamish and Brackendale, BC. This year's count was way down, and there were few to be seen at Brackendale Eagles Provincial Park. Yumi and I got up close to some of these magnificent raptors near the Tenderfoot Hatchery.
Along the Squamish River.
A kingfisher along the road to the hatchery.
Bald eagle surveying the countryside.
Entrance to the hatchery.
This eagle was ringed by photographers but took the paparazzi in stride.
Yumi getting closer to the blase bird in the photo above.
Raptor working on what appeared to be a coho salmon carcass.
Large salmon carcass framed by chain-link fence.
There were at least six sated eagles resting in this tree.