Troutbirder II

Troutbirder II
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Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Lunch on the Mississippi

During his recent visit home, my son Tony and I spent a day fishing on The Father of Waters.  We took a break for lunch, floating down the Minnesota shoreline, only to discover we weren't alone in that endeavor.  We saw a pair of immature eagles circling above us when a high pitched squawking noise drew our attention to the trees along the shoreline, slightly downstream. Take a look....
  Apparently, we weren't the only successful fishermen that day.
Nor about to have lunch!
After snapping these quick photos we drifted on past so the two circling fledglings could feel safe enough to join their mom for a fish lunch. 
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26 comments:

  1. Far Side of FiftyWed Jul 15, 01:21:00 PM

    That call they use to get the youngins attention is something else. We hear it here when they are circling and learning to fly. I hope you got some fish too. Hi to Mrs TB:)

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  2. Out on the prairieWed Jul 15, 01:40:00 PM

    Always fun to be close to these majestic birds. Went out today until it got too hot.

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  3. Travels with EmmaWed Jul 15, 02:01:00 PM

    Isn't it just wonderful that we are now able to watch these wonderful birds without worrying (for the time being) about them being on the brink of extinction?

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  4. SueWed Jul 15, 02:03:00 PM

    That was the icing on the cake. So nice you got to spend the day out with your son doing father/son fun things. I haven't seen my son in TWO years----I miss him terribly. We're going in September.

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  5. joehWed Jul 15, 02:39:00 PM

    Spying the eagles is a better catch than any fish you might have caught.

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  6. CynthiaWed Jul 15, 04:13:00 PM

    Wonderful to see and even more exciting to catch with your camera! That is a good sized fish. I hope all yours were keepers as well!

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  7. Lisa @ Two Bears FarmWed Jul 15, 04:25:00 PM

    What an impressive shot!

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  8. L. D. Wed Jul 15, 05:19:00 PM

    They are great fisherbirds. He got a big one so he won't go hungry. You were lucky to get the shots.

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  9. DJanWed Jul 15, 05:49:00 PM

    Oh, what a great capture! You were definitely in the right place at the right time. :-)

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  10. RedWed Jul 15, 07:22:00 PM

    I hope you had fish for lunch too. Cool to find you're being watched.

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  11. MichelleWed Jul 15, 08:12:00 PM

    What great shots!

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  12. RuahinesWed Jul 15, 08:57:00 PM

    Kia ora TB,
    Dropping in to say G'day. Good to see you still thriving in the blogging world. Cool to see the eagles! Doesn't seemed to worried about filleting either...
    Cheers,
    Robb

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  13. ValerieThu Jul 16, 02:07:00 AM

    Wow, what an awesome shot. Lucky you.

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  14. Ms. AThu Jul 16, 02:12:00 AM

    Awesome shots! I'd like to see that in person and have my camera handy!

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  15. AnvilcloudThu Jul 16, 05:28:00 AM

    Nice sighting and successful fishing for both man and bird, I presume.

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  16. MontanagirlThu Jul 16, 08:07:00 AM

    Hey, nice catch on the Eagle photos!

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  17. NCmountainwomanThu Jul 16, 09:41:00 AM

    Ah, floating down the Mississippi. Catching fish and watching eagles. Doesn't get much better.

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  18. VickiThu Jul 16, 09:49:00 AM

    Now that was so cool!

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  19. susanThu Jul 16, 11:58:00 AM

    Thanks so much for coming to visit. You have some wonderful photographs here and your book reviews are great.

    Best wishes and many more happy fishing days!

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  20. Arkansas PattiThu Jul 16, 01:44:00 PM

    What a cool event you got to witness and capture. Don't think I have ever seen an eagle in the wild. Nice catch she made.

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  21. Carla from The RiverThu Jul 16, 04:34:00 PM

    WOW! Great photos!!

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  22. warriormomThu Jul 16, 05:23:00 PM

    What a great catch!!

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  23. tinaFri Jul 17, 10:05:00 AM

    That is quite a catch! Wow! Both on the seeing the eagles and on their very large fish.

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  24. Sally WesselyFri Jul 17, 05:17:00 PM

    It must have been so cool to see this.

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  25. AnonymousFri Jul 17, 05:33:00 PM

    And the award for blog post title of the week goes to that guy Mark Twain is rolling his eyes at. Who appears rather amused and justifiably so.

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  26. JanieMon Jul 20, 06:09:00 PM

    Great shots of the eagle! That must have been the best "catch" you and your son had for the day.

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