Amazing Eagle Activity on a Beach in Campbell River

[Ray Keymaster Varner Rd, Thousand Palms, CA 92276, USA]

Last year we spent a great summer in Campbell River BC on Vancouver Island. We were treated to large doses of wildlife viewing opportunities. One thing this area has in spades is eagles.

With huge runs of salmon returning and traveling through the local waters every year and cool, fresh fast-moving ocean current, there is lots of food available. In fact, it is home to a return of some of the largest salmon in the world, locally known as the Tyee salmon.

See my blog post about the famous Tyee Fishing Club.
http://www.loveyourrv.com/checking-tyee-club-campbell-river-bc/

I thought it was amazing last year when I saw 6 large eagles perched together in a single fir tree, but this tops the cake. Just across the street from where we are camped at the Thunder Bird RV Park Anne spotted 15 eagles on the rocky beach, all within a few hundred years of each other!

See my review of the Thunderbird RV Park
http://www.loveyourrv.com/review-thunderbird-rv-park-in-campbell-river-bc/

One of the eagles had a fisherman’s cast off fishes head and bones and was going to town on. The beautiful juvenile eagle was only 30 feet or so from our vantage point at the high tide line in among the driftwood.

What a spectacle! It was a thrill to see these majestic birds so close up in the wild.

I apologize for the wind noise and shakiness, but I only had one brief shot to capture the scene and mother nature was writing the script.

Cheers Ray – Love Your RV!

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[George Banning Participant Richland, WA. 99352]

This looks like such fun.  How much of a pain is it to get out on the island.  I’m assuming that the BC ferries are quite expensive?  Where did you cross on to the island, Vancouver or Port Angeles,Washington?

We're occasional RVers for now, but that's all going to change when I retire in a little over a year.

[LolaandRush Participant 5212 Overseas Hwy, Stock Island, FL 33040, USA]

That is so cool, sure its fantastic  to be witness to such beauty. The Eagles are so majestic.

We are retired as of July 1st. 2015.

[Ray Keymaster Varner Rd, Thousand Palms, CA 92276, USA]

George Banning wrote:

This looks like such fun. How much of a pain is it to get out on the island. I’m assuming that the BC ferries are quite expensive? Where did you cross on to the island, Vancouver or Port Angeles,Washington?

The travel is fairly easy, ferries are large and easy to navigate onto and off. Cost is high if you are only coming for a short trip. It’s around $220 each way for our 45-foot rig. We always use the Port Angeles Black Ball route. That way we do the ferry and border crossing in one go.

http://www.loveyourrv.com/black-ball-line-mv-coho-ferry-trip/

RVHH Chief Cook and Bottle Washer - LoveYourRV.com

[Lauren Participant Kamloops BC]

The next two weeks are going to very long as I wait to get to see the eagles.

[Larry Participant Dallas Pa]

Nice shots of the eagles,also interesting about the tyee fishing club.

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