Went out with  Dad on Sunday to see if we could see the bald eagles out at Lake Manawa, Iowa.  The Omaha World Herald had made mention that there had been a lot of sightings of eagles out in the Lake Manawa area, and we have had success in the past seeing eagles there.  We hadn’t been out much at all this winter, and John and I had no idea if the ice was out on the lake or not.  In the past we were able to go over and see the eagles working fish out of the ice near the shallows, which is an unusual way to view these birds.  However, the ice has mostly melted off the lake so the eagles were up in the trees, which tends to be problematic as they don’t stay in an area which is easily accessed.   We saw 4-5 eagles flying but all were always on the other side of the lake from us!  Thankfully we lucked out and this fellow settled on a tree where we could get a close up shot of him.

A Bald Eagle sits on a tree overlooking Lake Manawa, IA in early spring.