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Richard Gwin's Bald Eagles in Lawrence April 13, 2010
Journal-World senior photographer Richard Gwin has been taking pictures of Lawrence's burgeoning bald eagle community for nearly a decade. As the bald eagles hatch another batch of chicks, take a look back at some of his best pictures from today and the past decade.
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A bald eagle fishes near the Bowersock Dam. Much of the Kansas River was frozen Tuesday, so several eagles fished near the dam, where water is still flowing.
A bald eagle fishes near the Bowersock Dam. Much of the Kansas River was frozen Tuesday, so several eagles fished near the dam, where water is still flowing.
Bald eagles rest near the Bowersock Dam. Much of the Kansas River was frozen Tuesday, so several eagles fished near the dam, where water is still flowing.
A bald eagle swoops down Wednesday near the Kansas River. The area is a favorite feeding spot for the birds in the winter, and they can be viewed from the outdoor promenade at the Riverfront Plaza until Jan. 1, when wildlife officials will block access so the eagle won't be disturbed.
Bald eagles roost in the cottonwood trees near the Kansas River, where they look for fish to eat. The birds also inhabit Clinton Lake during this time of year.
An immature eagle takes flight near the Kansas River. Bald eagles have returned to their winter nesting sites along the Kaw and at Clinton Lake.
Over 40 eagles were counted Wednesday afternoon in cottonwood trees like this one, east of the Kansas River Bridge, which held as many as seven looking for the day's meal.
A mature bald eagle nibbles on a fish during the afternoon light.
A banded bald eagle sits is a cottonwood tree in Douglas County on Sunday morning.
A pair of bald eagles help construct their nest.
A pair of mature bald eagles hang out in a tree at Clinton Lake. Eagles Day on Sunday is an annual Lawrence event timed to take place when the birds are usually flying over the Kansas River and Bowersock Dam. Organizers are expecting about 1,000 people at the event.
A mature Bald Eagle leaves its nest north of Lawrence where two eaglets recently hatched. Bald eagles may be taken off the list of endangered species if the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determines they're no longer at risk.
Two young bald eagles sit on a nest north of Lawrence early this week while the parents, who began building the nest around Thanksgiving, pay close attention as the young birds grow daily. The newborn birds should start flying in three to four weeks.
A bald eagle sits in a cottonwood tree in Douglas County. The Interior Department will announce today that it is removing the Amer-ican bald eagle from the protection of the Endangered Species Act.
This lone bald eagle sits in a nest on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 in Douglas County, Kansas. A pair of eagles have been building a nest in Douglas County as this one shows it in it's early stage.
A pair of bald eagles embrace each other with voice on Saturday, December 2, 2006 in Douglas County, Kansas. The pair have been building a nest since before Thanksgiving.
A mature Bald eagle flies in to it's nest northeast of Lawrence as two young wait for their next meal.
A pair of bald eagles living north of Lawrence recently welcomed two hatchlings. On Memorial Day, the parents took the first hatchling to a nearby tree used by the adults as the young one tested its wings in the stiff breeze. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is due to re-examine as early as June whether the birds should remain on the endangered species list.
With warmer weather and plenty of fish more eagles seem to be hanging around area lakes in the winter in this photo from January 2008.
A young bald eagle took flight this week just north of Lawrence. The eaglet's parents began building their nest in November 2006 and last year raised two eaglets. This year, the parents raised this eaglet.
A nesting pair of Bald Eagles sun themselves in the unseasonably warm weather Saturday northeast of Lawrence. The pair, which mate for life, have returned to a nest they built three years ago. They have produced three offspring in two years.
A pair of bald eagles have nested east of Lawrence and have hatched young for three consecutive years as of this March 2009 photo. This year two young have hatched and the adult eagles have been busy feeding the new born birds.
Not hampered by swarming black birds, these two eagles guard their nest on March 18, 2009 and had been in Lawrence for four years.
An eagle soars into the nest that this pair have built east of Lawrence in March 2009. The pair has maintained the same nest for several years.
A mature Bale eagle carries in sticks as they pair build onto their nest March 18, 2009.
A pair of eagles work on their nest east of Lawrence on March 29, 2009. They're bringing in new sticks to improve their nest.
An immature eagle tries to fly in a field east of Lawrence in May 2009.
An immature eagle spreads its wings east of Lawrence in May 2009 as it grows into an adult bird.
A mature eagle rests in a field east of Lawrence on June 13, 2009.
A bald eagle soars above a fallow field in June 2009.
A pair of bald eagles tend to their young, seen in the center of the photo peeping above the nest, this week in northeastern Lawrence.
A bald eagle in flight is pictured in this photo from the 2009 Christmas bird count.
The Dec. 19, 2009, Christmas bird count found several species of birds in the Lawrence area, including bald eagles.
During the 2009 Christmas bird count, counters identified several species of birds in the Lawrence area including Canada geese and bald eagles, like the one pictured.
A pair of eagles rest in a cottonwood tree north of U.S Highway 24/40 northeast of Lawrence on Feburary 3, 2010.
For the fourth year in a row, an eagle nest near Bismark Gardens, northeast of Lawrence, has produced hatchlings. An eagle sits on the nest on Jan. 9, 2010.
Four immature eagles and one mature bird sits in a tree east of Lawrence watching some geese on a pond in January 2010.
A pair of eagles watch over their new chicks this week in their nest northeast of Lawrence. Richard Gwin has been photographing bald eagles in Lawrence for nearly a decade.
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