Over the last few years as eagles have become common on the lakes and ponds I frequent I have learned that the loons all call when an eagle is in the air. I assumed that this was some ancient fear of predators from the air but I had never seen any sign that eagles cared even a little that loons where around. Loons being excellent divers could easily get away from an eagle so beyond being a threat to loon chicks I did not think that eagles posed any threat at all.
This morning I was home alone and going through my normal routine. I was scheduled to guide a full day fishing trip for smallmouth bass and meeting my clients at the office. I packed the lunches and got ice for the coolers, since I would be in the yard I decided to let the dogs out for their morning run. They were in the yard and I was not paying much attention continuing my preparations for the days trip loading coolers in boat making sure I had the rods I needed and hooking the Lund trailer to the Yukon.
On one of the hot afternoons last week I enjoyed an excellent Nature Exploration trip with a family. They had been on the same trip four years ago. I don’t remember the exact details of that last trip but the boys all had great memories to tell me about, right down to how many fish they each caught on that trip.
