Another Bald Eagle Image from December

Gliding Bald Eagle - in Memorial of Jean Keene

With the recent passing of Jean Keene, I found myself reviewing my recent, and past, photos of the Bald Eagles that visited her daily throughout the winters. So, here is another image. The Homer City Council has granted emergency feeding permission for the eagles through Jan. 24th. There will be a Memorial Eagle feeding that day in Jean’s yard, followed by a Celebration at the Land’s End Resort just down the road. Then, on Jan. 26th, the City Council is meeting to decide the fate of the hundreds of eagles that congregate on the Homer Spit, and whether or not to allow continued feeding in her stead through March 27th. Without this feeding, it is very likely that several American Bald Eagles will suffer and die due to starvation. Several of the eagles that Jean and her assistant fed are injured and likely may not make it for very long without feeding. There is an argument to be made that this is natural selection. But I leave that discussion for more intelligent and less biased experts.

Please consider writing the Mayor of Homer, care of the City Clerk with your thoughts on this matter, regardless of your position – all voices need to be heard.

clerk@ci.homer.ak.us

Eagle Scream

Posted on Saturday, January 17th, 2009 at 11:10 pm. Filed under: Alaska RSS 2.0 feed.