Eagles in Alaska

First, a correction to a previous issue. I called a bird in an earlier issue a Ptarmigan. I have come to find out that I was incorrect (ugh). The bird was most likely a Spruce Grouse, which has some of the same colorings except a Ptarmigan has a white belly. In the winter a Ptarmigan turns nearly all white to make it blend in and thereby avoid predators.

Okay, enough, on to the eagles. Ran into these guys while on the spit in Homer. Got pretty close and got some mediocre pictures.

Here's lookin' at ya.












I'm goin' flightseeing, like all the tourists.













Wow, you really can see a lot from up here.










Home again!!!












By the way, for anyone interested in the trials and tribulations on this trip, we’ve had another. The trailer of the couple we are traveling with sprung a water leak. Flooded the underbelly. All fixed and nearly dry now, so on we go.