Bald Eagle

This magnificent Bald Eagle with white head and tail were once seriously declined its number due to human encroachment, pesticides and hunting by the middle of 1900s. The successful recovery program now stabilized its number, particularly in the western states and provinces. Some birds became permanent residents in the West Coast of BC, but many northern races return to the rivers of the Lower Mainland in winter for the spawned out salmon. They largely prey on fish and fresh carrion, but sometimes they prey on small animals when available. They make a nest on trees using twigs, repairing and renovating it year after year. The largest nest ever recorded was a 4 meters tall.