Idaho Eagles! 2020

Well, it was a different year all around in 2020 including the eagle viewing.  Where there are usually hundreds of eagles we found 4 or 5.  I watch the eagle count on the internet and it never got over 100, in fact it was going down instead of up.  We decided to wait no longer and off we went.  Good thing we did because it wasn't getting any better.  As were were driving to the eagle viewing place in Idaho I saw some flying over Lake Coeur d'Alene,  Ah, there is hope.  We stopped at our first place and nothing.  I researched the lack of eagles and there was a lack of fish to eat.  We could see a difference too.  Usually they're a lot of dead fish along the shore.  None this year.  The eagles had to go elsewhere to eat.  We did find a few far, far away in the trees.  

Mike got the spotting scope out and we took some pictures.  Not our best pictures but it was all we could do.  We did see them flying and got to watch the through binoculars! Amazing.  

An old eagle.  His white feathers aren't as white. 

We persisted and got to see some eagles.  The pictures weren't great but the day was.  The tradition continues. 

Eagle watchers!

On the way back to Spokane we stopped at Jimmy's Down the Street.  It is all part of the yearly eagle tradition.  

And there you have it.  The sign in the men's bathroom.