Eagles

With the warm weather the eagles have become very active.  They've been around all winter but primarily solitary, now there is much more activity and interaction.  With the thawing ice there are new food opportunities.  In these first two shots an eagle found a fish and was soon joined by three of his best friends.

Several days later one perched at the very top of one of the pine trees by the lagoon.  The first shot is through one of the upper windows in the Great Room.

Other species have been on the move.  The huge flock of Common Redpolls that spent the winter with us are gone, headed to the Arctic Circle.  Juncos, Pine Siskens, and White Throated Sparrows have arrived.  For many the Junco is a winter feeder...we're too far north, they're just passing through as they did in the fall.