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Bald Eagle in Brazos Bend State Park

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  • Bald Eagle Perched in Brazos Bend State Park

    Bald Eagle Perched in Brazos Bend State Park

    As Jay Mangum and I turned left on the Park Rd 72E leading to Elm Lake we saw him. A huge Bald eagle was flying toward us above Big Creek. Suddenly, he landed on this dead branch. I immediately stopped and both of grabbed our cameras. As he was perched there, he must have alarmed the Blue jays nearby because they began to buzz him. He finally had enough of them and flew off. You will see a small white feather on his beak. We believe it is from a Snow goose which he had just eaten.

  • What you don't see is a blue jay attack from the right side of the photo.

    What you don't see is a blue jay attack from the right side of the photo.

  • You can see more of the goose feather.

    You can see more of the goose feather.

  • Bald Eagle just after devouring a Snow Goose

    Bald Eagle just after devouring a Snow Goose

    You can see a small white feather prodruding from the bill, snow goose?

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  • Leaving Brazos Bend SP we drove north to US59 and took SH99 north to I10 west to Pederson Rd and the Katy prairie.  We found two large flocks of snow geese on Patterson Rd and second bald eagle with 4-6 Crested Caracaras near the geese.  From the pile of white feathers it looks like he just had Christmas goose dinner.  Monday, Dec 15th was eagle day.  I don't know what it is about bald eagles, you just have to stand in awe of them.

    Leaving Brazos Bend SP we drove north to US59 and took SH99 north to I10 west to Pederson Rd and the Katy prairie. We found two large flocks of snow geese on Patterson Rd and second bald eagle with 4-6 Crested Caracaras near the geese. From the pile of white feathers it looks like he just had Christmas goose dinner. Monday, Dec 15th was eagle day. I don't know what it is about bald eagles, you just have to stand in awe of them.

  • Bald Eagles and Crested Caracara

    Bald Eagles and Crested Caracara

    Photographed on the Katy Prairie, The raptors are deciding who is going to eat the dead goose. The eagles won.

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