Bald Eagles After Whitetail Deer, Wisconsin, USA

By Jerry Austin

There are quite a few bald eagles along the Mississippi River in Wisconsin. As eagles are opportunistic, they discovered this dead whitetail deer in a field close to the river.

Over the next two days, there were dozens of eagles taking advantage of the unexpected food source. At certain times there were more than a dozen eagles, young and old vying for position on the carcass.