Bow Narrows angler Ken Lehmann doesn't always have his nose to the fishing grindstone when he comes to camp -- he's also scanning the skies and shores for wildlife like these bald eagles.
In the top photo Ken has photographed both a mature eagle and an immature eagle in the same frame. It takes the immature bird four years to get its distinctive white head and tail feathers.
The immature bird is frequently confused with a golden eagle. They have very large wingspans, bigger even than the parents; this must come from having longer feathers. Unlike golden eagles, however, immature bald eagles have a lot of white feathers showing throughout their plumage. It looks like they are wearing a down vest that's losing its stuffing.
In the bottom photo a mature eagle flies off with a fish carcass, perhaps from the rocky island where we put out the entrails each day.
We can see more than a dozen eagles at a time when we empty the fish guts. They get to know the fish cleaner's boat and will come quite close but are skittish when newcomers come by. For the best photos, ask to ride along with the fish cleaner and get ready to snap away as soon as the boat leaves the island.
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