Flocking to the lake
A bald eagle snatches a kokanee salmon out of Lake Coeur d'Alene at Higgens Point on Monday. The migrating birds visit the area from November through around mid-December to feed on spawning kokanee salmon. HANNAH NEFF/Press
From left, hobby photographers Jay Mlazgar of Moscow and Susie Courpet of Post Falls spent Monday morning photographing eagles at Higgens Point along Lake Coeur d'Alene. About 50 photographers and bird watchers lined the shores to get a shot of the migrating birds who come to the lake to feed on spawning kokanee salmon. HANNAH NEFF/Press
A bald eagle swoops down to snatch a fish at Higgens Point on Lake Coeur d'Alene Monday morning. HANNAH NEFF/Press
A bald eagle soars over Lake Coeur d'Alene at Higgens Point on Monday. HANNAH NEFF/Press
COEUR d’ALENE — About 50 photographers and bird watchers, and thousands of dollars' worth of camera equipment, spread out on the shorelines of Higgens Point along Lake Coeur d’Alene midmorning Monday....
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