Bald Eagle: subadult
March 12, 2014 in Bald Eagle
While watching gulls and crows peck away at a dead carp on the ice in front of the Bashara Boathouse on the Merrimack River in Lawrence this morning, noticed a likely Bald Eagle flying eastbound from Rt. 93 direction. Reached for camera and lost sight of the eagle. All of a sudden it was almost right overhead. It circled the carp feeding frenzy and then lumbered down river towards the dam in Lawrence. A few minutes later, headed to the dam and crossed over to north side for a look back at trees and ice. Sure enough, a subadult was on the ice just west of the dam and on the south side of the river. It was feeding on some unknown delight. A further scan showed a second subadult nearby. The played a bit in aerial flight near shore and then one of them flew west and the other remained near the dam. Nice treat on the way to work!