River, mountains, eagles.

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The Skagit River is renown for the migration of Bald Eagles who flock to the shores waiting to feast on the spawning salmon. On Thursday my uncle and I floated down the river with Blue Sky Outfitters to view and photograph the eagles.

We were getting a rather late start on the season. We learned from our guide prime viewing for the 13 mile float is late December through mid-January where river runners see upwards to 300 birds with as many as 80 perched on a well-located tree – it’s also nasty cold and grey.

River-Rafting on

River, mountains, eagles.