Hungry Eagle in Action

Shelly Fowler, among the best of the local eagle photographers, was out searching recently for Azalea, the young eagle, born at Norfolk Botanical Garden and equipped with a satellite transmitter. Fowler, who lives in Virginia Beach,  got tired of looking around this area and decided to drive the Jamestown Parkway to see what she could find.

“And boy, did I get lucky,” Fowler wrote.

She saw an eagle sitting on a piling in the water. No, it wasn’t Azalea. It was an adult that looked as though It had been swimming.

“Shortly after it took off, flew along the water, did a U-turn,” Fowler wrote, “and snatched something out of the water then came flying almost right towards me!

“I didn't realize at the time it had a mallard duck! The duck appeared dead as soon as the eagle came up with it so I'm wondering if maybe it already attacked it once and was waiting for it to die.”

Not only did Fowler get lucky. She got these photos too!

"It was an amazing sight," she said.  "i was glad to be there!"

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