Back in the Yard

Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Homer, Alaska, United States
We once again awoke to cloudy skies, but there was no snow falling as we rode down to the spit. We were back in the yard today, so once again we were close enough to want to pet some of the birds. The yard is enclosed with a fence which is actually a double fence with about three inches between the two sides. There is enough room for fish to land on a ledge between the parts of the fence. These fish attract the eagles to sit on the fence and eat. Since the photographers stand right along the fence, the eagles are "in our face". On Monday an eagle dropped a fish on Fred's arm and another had its wing hit his lens. We have also had eagles fly so close we could feel the air from their wings.
There seemed to be a larger quantity of eagles today, so they were fed an extra 50 pound box of fish . Some of the birds eat the fish slowly, pulling off pieces and eating them bit by bit. Other birds swallow the fish whole in about four gulps. I don't know how they do that since the fish are still frozen. Brrrrrrrrrr!
By the time the birds were fed, there was a light snow/freezing rain falling, so we decided to call it a day on the spit and head into town for lunch. After a nice lunch at the Duncan House Diner, we returned to the cabin to relax and enjoy our pictures of the day. When we got back to the cabin there sat an eagle in a tree behind the cabins.
We had a nice dinner with the Zirkles in their cabin.
The weather forecast for tomorrow is not looking good, so we may not spend time at the eagles and take a chance on ruining our equipment.

Comments

eagleblazer
2009-03-05

FUN!
Wow I can't imagine how much fun you guys are having. Wish I was there. Your cabin seems to be in a nice spot. The snow here from Monday is melting and it's supposed to be in the 60s by Sat. Tell Fred he looked too much like a bag man in the pic on the porch. Carla & I love the pics. Eagles are funny.

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