Bald Eagles on the Illinois River

It was a lovely winter's day today, 50 degrees and sunny.  The cold temperatures are coming tomorrow so I decided to get out of the house since I've been non-mobile for awhile due to foot surgery.

I've wanted to get to Starved Rock in the winter to see the bald eagles. The eagles are starting to arrive to their winter home. I hope to get back in January when there should be hundreds of them by then.  They are closer on the Illinois Waterway Visitor Center on the north side, but the sun was not being helpful for pictures.  These were taken on the south side of the river, on the Starved Rock side.

 A young eagle whose head & tail feathers haven't turned white yet.