Stopped at the lakefront today to check on ice conditions and was a bit surprised by the numbers of gulls aloft hugging the shoreline.  I parked for a few minutes and eventually drove to the circular turnaround and just sat watching with binoculars when I thought I spotted a rather large black backed gull...duh...it was an eagle flying directly away from me, just above the water.  He cruised around for a good five minutes, hitting the water several times.  I switched to the camera which limited my viewing ability some but it appeared he grabbed something white, whether a gull or fish I couldn't tell, that he subsequently seemed to have lost.   I was able to get a few fair photos from the vehicle before he headed over to the 55th st. marina where everything on the ground scattered skyward.  This was approximately 1:45 pm.  The last four photos on the linked page were today:
http://www.pbase.com/tileman533/2010&page=6

Denny McDonnell
Euclid


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