Finch Feeders and Bald Eagles?

Yes, this post was planned for Finch Feeders, but a I received a very cool email this morning from a friend. Now I’m not sure if this has circulated or saturated the media, but definitely worth posting!

Several months ago (January [in  Oregon ]),  the weather stayed so cold that the bald eagles were cruising over our houses looking for helpless cats to make a quick meal.

They could not access fish that were at the bottom of the river and had gathered together.

Some kind souls decided to feed the eagles down at Goose pit so they would survive the cold spell. They gathered fish and started feeding the group of eagles huddled on the shore.

The photos below show what happened.
A former teaching colleague took these photos in front of his home. Incredible!

Feeding the Eagles!

A beautiful morning feeding the eagles, Jan. 2010

Once we started throwing out fish, they did not seem to fear us and word spread fast.

Eagles fighting for the fish.  Jan. 2010

No zoom lens here, I was this close!

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Here are the men who were feeding them. It was so amazing to get this close!

It was not too long ago that the American Bald Eagle was an endangered species.