Bald Eagle Nest Building

Photo by Bram Rossman/ ExtremeXposures.ca

On February 18, 2011 Bram Rossman photographed this Bald Eagle packing a stick back to its nest at Windermere beach, BC

Bald Eagles tend to return to the same nest year after year but often make renovations each spring - adding new sticks and twigs to the old nest. This makes the eagles nest the largest of any North American bird. The record nest measured 20 feet deep, 10 feet wide and weighed two tons!

35 active Bald Eagle nests were documented in the East Kootenay during 2008 ground surveys.