An Eagle Story

Yesterday, one eagle was seen flying with a fish in his/her mouth. A second eagle was seen either playing with the first, or trying to get the fish from the first eagle. They flew around and around doing this dance in the air, whether playing or fighting, the person that was watching them could not discern. All of a sudden a loud electrical noise was heard. One of the eagles had flown into live electrical wires and was zapped to death. Very sad to lose such a majestic bird.

Two eagles mate beside the Yukon River. Kristin and I went to see them today. It is not known if the dead bird is one of the family at this site, but when we were there, a lone eagle sat on a pole looking very sad and crying out at intervals, as if calling to or lamenting its mate.

You can hear to sad story from a CBC radio interview: Click Here