Published April 29. 2017 09:03AM
Thursday afternoon while out at Mauch Chunk Lake Park looking for feature photos, Times News photographer Bob Ford discovered he was in the right place at the right time.
After shooting several pictures of turtles, ducks and geese, he heard squawking.While in the bird blind, first one bald eagle flew by, carrying a fish in its talons.It was followed by a second, immature bald eagle. Then a third showed up."I was happily surprised to see them," says Ford. "I knew other people have seen the eagles there, but I've never seen them."
Seven eastern painted turtles bask on a log at Mauch Chunk Lake Thursday afternoon.
A bald eagle flies above Mauch Chunk Lake. The eagle was one of three spotted at the lake Thursday afternoon.
A male wood duck swims past a stump at Mauch Chunk Lake.
A male wood duck swims past a stump at Mauch Chunk Lake.
A red-winged blackbird perches on a reed at Mauch Chunk Lake.
A Canada goose swims along Mauch Chunk Lake on Thursday afternoon.
An immature, left, and mature bald eagle fly above Mauch Chunk Lake.
A bald eagle perches in a tree high above Mauch Chunk Lake on Thursday afternoon. BOB FORD/TIMES NEWS
A bald eagle flies above Mauch Chunk Lake. The eagle was one of three spotted at the lake Thursday afternoon.
An immature bald eagle flies above Mauch Chunk Lake Thursday afternoon. It takes 4 to 5 years for bald eagles' trademark white heads and tails to appear.