 Icon of a nation; symbol of the freedom, strength and self-reliance we want in our own lives, a pair of bald eagles perches regally on a snow-covered branch, illuminated by Alaska’s soft winter sunlight. Perhaps fitting, then, that these majestic birds are found only in North America, bald eagles gather here by the thousands along riverbanks and shorelines, feasting on the almost certain supply of fish inhabiting these waters. Drawn to rivers like the Chilkat because thermal activity keeps them ice-free all year, eagles numbering in the thousands, all in one location, create yet another of nature’s spectacular wildlife displays. Although some 30,000 eagles live in Alaska, the sight of even one, "up close and personal," always leaves us emotionally touched by the grandeur of nature’s design.
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