Eagles … Seagulls … Whatever
Bald Eagles are rather common in Homer, Alaska. In the winter, Homer is home to hundreds of bald eagles. It is illegal to feed them now, but there used to be a lady (the Eagle Lady) there who fed the eagles in the winter (she has since died). In the summer, there are still a large number of the birds. It is impossible to drive through Homer in the summer without seeing at least 20 eagles or more. To the Alaskan, they are very common birds. Almost as common as seagulls (there are plenty of seagulls there too). For those of us who don’t see bald eagles very often (such as here in California), it is a very big deal to see one. But to Alaskans, not so much. My 4 year old daughter, Nekoda, came up with the most perfect quote about this. Near the end of our trip, we were outside eating ice cream, and my wife said “Oh look, there’s an eagle. Oh, never mind, it’s just a seagull.” Nekoda responded, “Eagles … Seagulls … Whatever.” I think she hit the nail on the head with that one.
I have always loved bald eagles. They are easily my most favourite bird, and I was very much excited to go to Homer and photograph them. They are MUCH easier to photograph in the winter because there are so many more of them. But in the summer, it is still possible to get some nice, good, close-up shots.
I probably took well over a hundred different eagle photos, but here are some more of my favourites from the week:
