Each
year, eagles descend upon the Fraser Valley and this year is anticipated to
bring in more than normal.
Emad Agahi, CTV Vancouver
Published Saturday, November 10, 2018 7:25PM PST
It’s one
of nature's most spectacular sights, and one unique to where we live.
Tens of
thousands of bald eagles will soar into the Fraser Valley to feed this winter
and according to biologist David Hancock, it could be their best turnout yet.
“Here in
southern B.C., we're the snowbird capital of the world for eagles," said
Hancock.
Hancock,
who has been studying the ferocious birds for more than 60 years, is preparing
for their annual arrival.
As
northern rivers freeze over in the winter, the province’s eagle population
flies south.
Each year
close to 35,000 hungry bald eagles travel from as far as Alaska down to the
Fraser Valley to feed on spawned salmon. Most find their way down the
Harrison River near Agassiz.
“It’s
quite spectacular there,” said Christian Sasse.
Sasse is
a professional photographer who’s been capturing B.C. eagles for almost a
decade.
“Early in
the morning the whole plains, the Chehalis Flats, would be flooded with eagles.
It's quite an incredible sight," he said.
Sasse
believes the amount of rain this fall has the makings for a record turnout,
adding “as long as it doesn't rain too much and it doesn't rain too little.”
Eagles
can also be spotted across Metro Vancouver, most commonly in Delta, a Kitsilano
and Stanley Park.
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