We got to the fish hatchery around 3 which happened to be feeding time for the rainbow trout. Looking into the pools we could see thousands and thousands of fish but the top of the water was as still as glass. So what happens when you throw in fish pellets? Well at first glance not much. It takes a minute for the fish to realize the food is there. But very suddenly fins and flippers and whole fish start coming out of the water splashing the water a good ten feet out of the pools. It was pretty neat and Ashton, Sage, Mom, Dad, and Grandma, and Grandpa had a blast feeding and watching the fish freak out.
The pools were still at first... and then
Time to feed the fish! And then...
There was movement... and then
A Lot of movement!
Close up of the crazy fish... i guess i get this crazy for food sometimes as well... I'm not one to judge;)
After that fun event we headed off to find the "Eagle Tree". This tree is a very large very old tree that Eagles have been roosting in for decades upon decades. Between 2-4pm the eagles start to come back to the tree for the night. As each Eagle flies in, the others greet the newly come eagle vocally. When we arrived there were already 14 eagles in the tree. By the end there were 18. So through scopes we had the pleasure of seeing 4 beautiful bald eagles fly in and perch in this beautiful old tree. I can see why this beautiful creature is Curtis's favorite animal and our nations national bird.
Taking a picture through a scope
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