Eagles Feast on Frozen Fish

We are delighted to have received from readers quite a few photos of the varying effects of the cold snap on The Lymes.

The photo above was taken by Nancy Meinke and shows five immature eagles perched in a
tree overlooking the frozen waters visible from the Mile Creek Road bridge.  The extreme cold weather caused a fish kill in this shallow estuary meaning the severe temperatures had caused the shallow water to freeze all the way down to the mud, thus killing small stripers that were wintering there.

As a result, the fish froze to death and thus became banquet food for the birds, including the eagles, which have taken up residency in the area and are shown in the photo.

Thanks for sharing this photo, Nancy – more coming soon.