Several times while trapping the rivers for MSU we’d see huge rafts of ducks ahead of us. About the time we’d see the ducks a Bald Eagle would come flying toward the ducks but about tree-top high, The ducks would all take off which in itself was something to see, hundreds if not a thousand ducks jump off the water and fly. Well, the kicker was that once the ducks got into the air, here would come 1-2 other eagles flying low and they’d grab ducks that were either too slow or sick. I watched this happen at least 3-4 times and it looked like a system the eagles had worked out!!

I was checking mink traps on a river after the Prj and I was at a bend in the river. I looked up and here flew a Great Blue Heron flying like it’s tail was on fire heading downriver. I don’t think I’d ever seen a Heron fly like that before. About 30’ behind the Heron was a Bald Eagle powering it on the Heron’s butt. I watched them until they flew around the next bend but I think the heron was a loser that day!

I give full approval to an Eagle killing a GBH, full aporoval.

They don't taste as good as Spotted Owls, but there's more meat.

Here in Iowa they hang around the hog buildings (pig factories) and it's common to see them standing and sitting near the dead pig pot - they eat well here. Pretty impressive sight seeing them on the nest or near their nest. Not sure what the Iowa eagles taste like - probably a hint of pork but I heard someone from Minnesota say their taste like loon.

The goldens are getting bad on lambs.

Balds are just glorified buzzards.

I don’t care much for either of them. They’ll wreck a lot of fur for a guy snaring.

Have had thousands and thousands of dollars of coyotes and cats ruined by them.

They migrate to areas of open water this time of year.

Some eagles stay right around here all winter.

Bald Eagles are just a buzzard in a tux.
The goldens are pretty classy and a lot bigger, when they figure out a snare line they will run it every day and eat every coyote and cat caught. It is not unusual to loose 20 plus coyotes and a hand full of cats each year. They have cost me a lot of money over the years.