THE GATHERING OF THE EAGLES

From late November until early March, hundreds of bald eagles gather in Sheffield Mills, Nova Scotia. It is a most magnificent sight when you arrive there mid morning. You can see them sitting in the trees lining one field in particular. Between 9-10 a pick-up truck arrives, a man gets out and throws chicken entrails into the middle of the field, then drives away. Slowly the eagles leave the security of the trees and swoop down to snatch up the provided brunch. We have never before seen more then 4 or 5 eagles at once, so watching as hundreds of bald eagles fill the air in front of us was most spectacular. Unfortunately, there were pylons keeping the viewers to the edge of the field. So crystal clear close up photos were hard for those of us with only 12x zoom.