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Incoming!

As the large Bald Eagles landed, the smaller birds would give way to them. In the process, they would leave the food on the sand and the Eagle would eat it. Eagles don’t have to do much hunting on the beaches there! They are quite the opportunist!

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Eagles of Alaska

Homer, Alaska and Ninilchek, Alaska has a large population of Bald Eagles and Golden Eagles. I could spend hours at the beach watching them soar high in the sky and dip down over the waves at the beach. Watching them eat was another story. It gives you a new perspective on these majestic birds. I had no clue they were such scavengers. They were the largest birds on the shore and all of the other birds gave way to them when they landed nearby. It is now against the law to feed the Eagles and other scavenger birds on the beaches of Alaska.

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Uploaded on July 20, 2014
Taken on June 10, 2014