DASSEL, MN - Driving to work this morning, I spotted a bald eagle munching on a deer carcass alongside the road between Dassel and Cokato today. I know there are eagles around, but I just love it when I can see them so close like that. I would’ve stopped to take a photo, but my lens isn’t long enough to get a decent shot without it getting spooked. So, I just let it enjoy it’s breakfast. Jennifer Gallus, Herald Journal reporter, is working on an article about the increase population of bald eagles around the area. Let us know about any bald eagles you’ve seen in the area or nests you may know of.
To read a related story about eagles sighted near Howard Lake, click here.
Saturday morning we watched two eagles pearhed in a tree overlooking the geese on Spring lake, they would fly over and hover right over the top of the geese which had already retreated to the open water. Keeping there heads low to the waters surface, the eagles tried to get them to fly out on to the ice but were unsucessful. No goose dinner today.
My wife and I live on the Northwest side of Collinwood Lake. Recently I was looking out my window and noticed two large birds landing within 100 feet of the house. they were both bald eagles and i was able to get some photos of them. They are very exciting to see!
We have had an eagle nest above our house for 15 years and they hatch 2 to 3 little fuzzy babies every year. I still get excited when they fly over the house, they are so majestic and beautiful. They build on their nest every year after the young ones leave so it gets really big by spring when they lay new eggs. Often last years young eagles come back with them but they chase them away from the nest. The pair are usually here for christmas and return periodically all winter until around valentines day they return and start building on their nest again, staying until they start nesting.And then the cycle starts all over again. It,s always exciting to see how many eggs will hatch each year, and see how many survive. We,ve had them fall out of their nest and walk around the patio. They make a lot of noise and have kept us awake many nights in the summer. I look forward to their return to stay in about 4 to 6 weeks. They do stop in on warmer days and just sit beside the nest and talk and rub on each others head.