My daughter and I spotted a pair of Bald Eagles in a tree close to our farm outside Rochester Illinois Feb. 2 and 3, 2010. Rochester is several miles outside Springfield Illinois.
This was really an unusual sighting. We have seen them fishing- only very rarely- by Spaulding Dam at Lake Springfield, but these two were hanging out around the cornfields.
I caught them on tape with just a little Flip Video camera, so my apologies for the quality...trying to catch them while in the car was a bit challenging.
They were really remarkable to watch...so much that I had goosebumps the entire time I watched them fly!
Beautiful! I'd love to see an eagle soaring over my homestead but the closest I've come is hawks and little kestrels!
camptownboss77 2 years ago