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ehaskins | 5 years ago

The National Eagle Center in Wabasha, MN has several eagles which were injured now live there.

Definitely worth the trip to stand within 10ft of several Eagles, and there are usually plenty of wild eagles within sight of there as well.

https://www.nationaleaglecenter.org

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abcanthur|5 years ago

More anecdata, I know of a catfish processor a few miles inland from the Mississippi River (the bluffs of the Mississippi are one of their favorite habitats) in Wisconsin where they scatter fish carcasses in the fields during the winter. I have seen flocks of no less than one hundred bald eagles in the field and roosted in the nearby trees. This is interesting to me regarding the view of Bald Eagles as apex predators (America!) or scavengers (like seeing them at a landfill). They are certainly both. I've gotten within yards of them a few times while cycling in the same area; they will be feeding on roadkill and they fly off just as I quietly roll up to them. They are huge, beautiful, totally majestic, very believable to imagine them flying off with a small lamb or nightmare scenario, a toddler.

howenterprisey|5 years ago

There are probably other regional raptor centers that could be a bit closer; <place name> raptor center usually brings something up. In California, for instance, there's at least the Ojai Raptor Center, although I dunno how visitor-friendly they are.