Bald Eagles

After I'd sent you the email over the weekend, I'd heard that some of you have taken your children below the dam to see all of the waterfowl, gulls and Bald Eagles.  We had counted 60 Bald Eagles on Saturday and I'm sure that there were more.  Some of those who had went asked me about the dark or different looking Bald Eagles.  Those are the young, immature Bald Eagles.  It takes the young ones five years to reach adult plumage.  Male and female Bald Eagles look the same and I believe that the female is larger than the male as it is with many raptors.  Here are some photos that I took when I was there.  Some of the trees had many Bald Eagles in them.  I think the kids would really enjoy seeing them, if you are interested in a trip.  The dam is only 30 miles from town.  The best place to look is below the dam and there is a road on both sides that you could take.  The two students in class that went were wow-ed by what they saw!  More about Bald Eagles at:
http://sdakotabirds.com/species/bald_eagle_info.htm