Bald Eagles

I saw this beauty this afternoon while walking near the Arkansas River just east of Canon City. Bald Eagles winter at the Pueblo Reservoir and fly up and down the Arkansas River in search of food. It is common to have 1-2 adult Bald Eagles regularly flying along the Arkansas River in the Canon City where they can be seen along the Canon City Riverwalk. They also work high up the Arkansas River thru the Big Horn Sheep Canon along H50, thru Salida, thru Buena Vista and even higher up towards Leadville.

Bald Eagles also winter in even larger numbers at John Martin Reservoir in the lower Arkansas Valley.

The number of Bald Eagles wintering on these reservoirs is dependent upon northern lakes freezing over, which forces the eagles to move south.

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