Last Friday (the 18th) my cousin Susie and I, along with my mom's cousin Sylvia, went to the National Eagle Center. The National Eagle Center is in Wabasha Minnesota. Wabasha is a small town along the Mississippi River. And Wabasha like many of the little river towns has a large eagle population. La Crosse, Winona, Prairie Du Chien, Red Wing, you name one they all have loads of 'em. 
And Wabasha much like La Crosse has a large wintering population of eagles. By the dams there is a large spot of open water. They like this. Literally hundreds at any given moment, trust me it is awesome to see. Now while we were in Wabasha, there wasn't bunches of eagles flying around. The warm weather had opened up much of the river and they were on the move. But during the 60ish mile drive to Wabasha there were tons flying around, hanging out on the river and just being amazing! (I love Minnesota)
But at the Eagle Center I got closer to eagles than I ever thought possible. They are so beautiful up close. Hell, they are pretty darned awesome from a distance too. There were 3 Bald Eagles and one Golden Eagle at the eagle center. They aren't as big as I expected, I mean they are big and have a huge wingspans, but I figured they weighed lots more than the 8-12 pounds they do. Got to watch one eat, and of course it decided to take a dump too (lovely I know). But hey, I am not gonna share what I learned about that function...
None the less, I loved it, probably because I love eagles.
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