Fishing on Red Lake is so multi-faceted. Relaxing in the boat with friends and family. Nature’s wonders all around you. Incredible fish below, big bears and moose on land, and the magnificent eagles overhead. Long-time guest Lonnie Boyer shared some amazing photos with us from this past summer, and this beautiful eagle looking back at them was one of them.
An eagle looks back at Lonnie Boyer as she snapped this photo.
And then Lonnie also spotted some young eagles sitting in their nest in Sadler Bay.
Nothing goes to waste in nature, and bald eagles are members of nature’s clean-up crew. They will eat fish of all sizes, rodents, other birds, carrion, and other small prey. But then, they can also go for days, and sometimes weeks, without food.
Juvenile bald eagles don’t get their iconic white head until they are 4-5 years old. When fully grown, the adult female, with a wingspan of about 7 feet, is larger than the slightly smaller adult male, whose wingspan is around 6 feet. They mate for life and can live 20-30 years. An incredible sight for sure.
There was a bald eagle in Golden Arm that literally followed us to each spot we fish on consecutive days in 2016. Heard others had the same experience that year in Golden Arm. We didn’t find “Eugene” this year, but maybe he’ll come ’round in 2018.
That must have been amazing! Anyone else have this happen?
Yes, we have had an eagle follow us all day over in East Bay, Just waiting for an easy meal.
We saw this Eagle in Golden Arm last summer in late June, 2017. He was perched there everyday of the week probably waiting for a fish dinner. A friend video taped this eagle as it swooped down and retrieved a walleye from the surface. What a sight! Another day we observed the same eagle being harassed by a very brave crow time after time. Later a seagull joined in on the action. The eagle never left its perch.