Bald Eagle in Edgar County
By Tony Campbell
Eagle Eye Imaging
Every winter I am accustomed to driving at least three hours one way to have a good opportunity to photograph bald eagles. Yesterday, though, I was able to just drive about 15 miles to get some new and unique pictures.
I received a call Saturday afternoon that an eagle was feeding on a dead deer just off the Lower Terre Haute Road. I ran to the car with my camera equipment and sure enough, the eagle was right where the caller said it would be. The eagle was spending time feeding on the deer, and then flying back to roost in a row of trees well off the roadway. I spent about five hours at the site waiting as the eagle went back and forth from the deer.
Eagles are not unheard of in this area. In the last few months I have spotted bald eagles near the Wabash River, and in the spring a golden eagle was perched in a tree along the Lower Terre Haute Road. And sightings in the area are becoming more and more frequent. But being able to get this close to a bald eagle is always a rare treat.
Eagle Eye Imaging
Every winter I am accustomed to driving at least three hours one way to have a good opportunity to photograph bald eagles. Yesterday, though, I was able to just drive about 15 miles to get some new and unique pictures.
I received a call Saturday afternoon that an eagle was feeding on a dead deer just off the Lower Terre Haute Road. I ran to the car with my camera equipment and sure enough, the eagle was right where the caller said it would be. The eagle was spending time feeding on the deer, and then flying back to roost in a row of trees well off the roadway. I spent about five hours at the site waiting as the eagle went back and forth from the deer.
Eagles are not unheard of in this area. In the last few months I have spotted bald eagles near the Wabash River, and in the spring a golden eagle was perched in a tree along the Lower Terre Haute Road. And sightings in the area are becoming more and more frequent. But being able to get this close to a bald eagle is always a rare treat.
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