Last Thursday, October 24th, we were leaving our house and on the field
down below us about 10 yards from the road were two adult bald eagles
feeding on a rabbit they had caught. We have had our house there since
1988 and consider ourselves avid birders, keeping our home records and
others, but have never seen bald eagles in Fiery Gizzard Cove where we
live. There has been an active nest for several years across the Nickajack
Lake about 20 miles from us.
When we saw them I stopped in the middle of our narrow road to get out
our camera and a saw a UPS truck coming behind us so I held up my hand to
ask him to stop. He did and we all watched in awe of the beautiful plumage
of these birds that seemed huge at such close range. Before we stopped
watching and eased away, he said, "When I saw what you were looking at, I
decided I did not care about my schedule." He had never seen bald eagles
before. We think his excitement will carry over to watching for other
birds.
J. N. Howard, Fiery Gizzard Cove, Marion County
