Bald Eagles

I use to think the only place to see bald eagles would be in some remote wilderness area - like Alaska. Then the wild life folks released some in the northern part of the state at the Wheeler Wildlife Refuge. Since then,several eagles have been release and are thriving in the Mobile River Delta, many acres which are in the Forever Wild program. There was also supposed to be a pair in the Dog River area.So that opened up the possibility that people like me MIGHT see a eagle in those areas.

I'm happy to report that I have seen a bald eagle FOUR times in Mobile county! I saw one fishing in the lake in front of Lee Roy Hill's estate in Grand Bay - twice...nearly ran off the road too... it was quite exciting. Now, my forth sighting was out on the causeway at the Meaher State Park and, lucky me, I got a photo.



Yeah, it was way up there, circling around and I really didn't know what kind of bird it was until I zoomed in with the lens and - HELLO! EAGLE!

Oddly enough, my third sighting was right at one of the busiest intersections in Mobile - University and Cottage Hill. Yes, you don't have to tramp out into the wilderness, you just have to be observant. I was looking out the window and happened to look up and noticed a large bird gliding northward and thought "No, that couldn't be an eagle, could it??? Dare I hope to see a bald eagle here?" Yes! ....and then the light changed and the cars swept me away....