birds

You can watch eagles on a trip with Maine Outdoors fishing or exploring on one of the local lakes, on the Saint George River on a saltwater boat trip or now from the comfort of your own desk.

October is a very busy month and I split my time between Union and T8R9 in northern Maine guiding at Libby Camps. Most but not all of my days are spent guiding upland bird hunters with the rest going to fishing trips. Spending so much time outdoors leads to lots of interesting wildlife sightings.

Over the last few years as eagles have become common on the lakes and ponds I frequent I have learned that the loons all call when an eagle is in the air. I assumed that this was some ancient fear of predators from the air but I had never seen any sign that eagles cared even a little that loons where around. Loons being excellent divers could easily get away from an eagle so beyond being a threat to loon chicks I did not think that eagles posed any threat at all.