The displaced eagle circled and landed on the bottom piling.
Edmonds Eagles 2014/15
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The action picked up again in the afternoon at the marsh. A juvie flew over the marsh while being chased by several evil minions of the Dark Lord. It landed briefly by the creek, took off, then landed again.
I noticed from my photos that the bird was banded.
I noticed from my photos that the bird was banded.
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The reason for the eagle's return became apparent when it took off with the carcass of a bird, possibly a duck or gull.
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The juvie flew south. One of the Pt. Edwards adults which had been hiding somewhere nearby in the marsh or Unocal grounds took off and flew south.
A second juvie flew north and landed on a telephone pole near #1 viewing platform where I was standing.
I started to put my camera down when a goose in the grass in the marsh below flew up and attacked the eagle. I just missed photographing the attack, but caught the goose and the eagle flying away from each other. Several crows were involved in the turmoil as well.
A second juvie flew north and landed on a telephone pole near #1 viewing platform where I was standing.
I started to put my camera down when a goose in the grass in the marsh below flew up and attacked the eagle. I just missed photographing the attack, but caught the goose and the eagle flying away from each other. Several crows were involved in the turmoil as well.
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The juvie circled the marsh then headed south as well.
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Looks like there's lots of eagle action lately! Great sequence Bill.
Some days I can spend hours on Sunset Ave. above Puget Sound and the railroad tracks with nothing happening. There are other days when everything happens at once. Wednesday morning (5/6/15) was one of the latter. A horn blowing for the Main St.and Dayton St. crossings alerted me to the approach of a northbound train. The distress calls of gulls alerted me to the approach of one of the Pt. Edwards eagle.
The eagle flew north past me and landed on one of the anchored logs at the underwater dive park.
The eagle flew north past me and landed on one of the anchored logs at the underwater dive park.
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The eagle spent several minutes perched on the log.
A juvie flew by southbound.
A great blue heron flew by northbound.
Gulls continually harassed the eagle.
Eagles usually ignore passing gulls. This eagle may have felt vulnerable because it was at water level.
A juvie flew by southbound.
A great blue heron flew by northbound.
Gulls continually harassed the eagle.
Eagles usually ignore passing gulls. This eagle may have felt vulnerable because it was at water level.
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The eagle eventually took off and flew south, accompanied by its gulltourage.
The gulls were joined by evil minions of the Dark Lord.
I caught up with the eagle at the marsh, where I assume it had been washing off the salt water in the creek.
The gulls were joined by evil minions of the Dark Lord.
I caught up with the eagle at the marsh, where I assume it had been washing off the salt water in the creek.
What looked like a second year juvie flew over the marsh Friday (5/8) morning. The juvie does not realize that this is the best time of its life. Unconcerned with finding a mate and staking out a nesting territory, it is free to spend the day cruising about the area.
Saturday (5/9) was a very busy day for our local eagles.
The action started while I was at the #3 viewing platform of the marsh. One of the Pt. Edwards eagles approached, accompanied by its crow-tourage.
The eagle dove at a mother duck and duckings swimming in Willow Creek.
The eagle came up with what looked like two ducklings: one in each foot. The mother duck and remaining ducklings can be seen on the right side of the photo.
The crow continued to follow and harass the eagle.
The Circle of Life. The ducklings may be cute, but the eagle has to eat. Nature compensates by churning out hundreds of ducks.
The action started while I was at the #3 viewing platform of the marsh. One of the Pt. Edwards eagles approached, accompanied by its crow-tourage.
The eagle dove at a mother duck and duckings swimming in Willow Creek.
The eagle came up with what looked like two ducklings: one in each foot. The mother duck and remaining ducklings can be seen on the right side of the photo.
The crow continued to follow and harass the eagle.
The Circle of Life. The ducklings may be cute, but the eagle has to eat. Nature compensates by churning out hundreds of ducks.
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The eagle made a second pass at the ducks.
The surviving ducks.
The eagle perched in a tree near the creek.
A crow kept an eye on the eagle.
Note: Photos taken with 5DIII + 100-400L II telephoto zoom + 1.4x III teleconverter. Heat waves rising off the marsh made for less than sharp photos.
The surviving ducks.
The eagle perched in a tree near the creek.
A crow kept an eye on the eagle.
Note: Photos taken with 5DIII + 100-400L II telephoto zoom + 1.4x III teleconverter. Heat waves rising off the marsh made for less than sharp photos.
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From the marsh the eagle flew to the sentry tree near its nest on Pt. Edwards. Is mate was there as well, which to me indicates there will not be any babies this year.
On the other hand, the Hutt Park female was sitting on her nest.
The Hutt Park male was perched nearby on a sentry tree.
On the other hand, the Hutt Park female was sitting on her nest.
The Hutt Park male was perched nearby on a sentry tree.
Tuesday afternoon (5/12) a red-winged blackbird chased an eagle near the retention pond at the end of the Pt. Edwards walkway. I think the eagle was one of the Pt. Edwards pair that had been bathing in Willow Creek at the south end of the marsh.
The blackbird dropped off as the eagle continued flying south around Pt. Edwards.
The blackbird dropped off as the eagle continued flying south around Pt. Edwards.
Monday morning (5/18) saw the Pt. Edwards pair bathing in Willow Creek on the south side of the marsh.
One eagle flew south around Pt. Edwards while the other one flew to the raptor tree on the fish hatchery grounds with its crow-tourage in tow.
Grooming.
Stretching and shaking off the water.
The eagle was constantly harassed by an evil minion of the Dark Lord.
What you don't want to see heading your way if you are a small bird, fish, or mammal.
One eagle flew south around Pt. Edwards while the other one flew to the raptor tree on the fish hatchery grounds with its crow-tourage in tow.
Grooming.
Stretching and shaking off the water.
The eagle was constantly harassed by an evil minion of the Dark Lord.
What you don't want to see heading your way if you are a small bird, fish, or mammal.
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