This last Saturday (12/10/2006) I got up early early, James picked me up and we drove up to the little town of Rockport Washington on the Skagit River (about 100 miles North of Seattle). Every year during December and January hundreds of migratory bald eagles appear along the shores of the river to feast on spanning salmon. This is the largest population of wintering bald eagles in the United States. Their numbers reach their peak around the third or forth week of December. Last year I made a feeble and disappointing attempt to shoot the eagles with my little cheap 70-300mm. This year I stepped up and rented a 200-400mm f4 VR monster along with a 1.7 TC. I think need a bigger lens still, or at least a little more practice using big glass. To view more of our animal pictures click here