Unexpected walk, unexpected sight

Sunday's we don't normally get over to Harrison Bay, due to volunteer 'job' at Kilby, but today was a quiet day, at least in the museum, so left early and took the dog for a bonus walk ...  The walk itself was uneventful, it was as we were driving home that we saw something surprising....

a lot of activity along this stretch of the Harrison River, right beside the highway.

Bald Eagles....lots and lots of Bald Eagle!

Had to be a hundred or more ....when you look closely there are a lot of salmon they are eating....I guess with the colder weather, the water levels are dropping enough so that the salmon bodies are getting uncovered....either that or some fishermen were generous.

Eagles everywhere you looked

Some were quite close.....

Earlier in the day we had walked over to the park where there was also  a lot of activity, not eagles, but quite a variety including Canada Geese and various ducks including some Gadwall, the first ones I've seen.  There were also several heron and a lot of Common Merganser.

Going back a few days, we've had frosty mornings and sounds like more are on their way.

One final picture....

got a decent shot of a Dark eyed Junco the other day....one of our commonest winter birds...and speaking of common, or not....have had a Chestnut backed Chickadee in the yard the last couple of days.  Up until a couple of years ago I would say they were common, but this is the first time one has been around in almost two years!