We traveled from Douglas Island, across the harbour from downtown Juneau to Gold Creek. This creek is located on the northern edge of downtown Juneau. In fact, it would be the same creek that we eat salmon on Sunday afternoon, July 19th on the cruise.
After a relaxing lunch at Bullwinkle's, we traveled north of Juneau to Auke Bay. (We learned that the previous week Johnny Depp had spent three days on a yacht there.) It was now time for an incredible experience that you don't get during a cruise. Feeding the wild eagles.
On the rocks of the beach area of Auke Bay during low tide, the wild eagles realized there was food for them to secure. Well, in they came! Some passing by me within five to ten feet. In fact, one passed so close I could hear the "whoosh" of the wind thru their wings! An incredible experience and sound.
We were witnesses to two eagles "locked in" on the same piece of food and there was a mid-air collision approximately four feet off the ground and fifteen feet away from our small band of observers.
Some of the eagles were so comfortable with our presence that they "allowed" me the opportunity to capture their image only twenty to thirty feet away. What a sight!
Below, you'll see additional images of that event. As you look at all of the eagle images, notice that each eagle has a distinctive "look".
Sunday, July 12th, was a travel day to from Juneau to Seattle and an overnight stay before our travel to Sooke Island and Victoria, B.C.
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