PHOTOS: Eagles return to the Fraser Valley

A pair of eagles fight over a salmon along Dewdney Slough. / Bob Friesen Photos

PHOTOS: Eagles return to the Fraser Valley

The 2019 Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival provided a chance to see eagles following spawning salmon

Nov. 18, 2019 8:50 a.m.
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Although the weather was not perfect, this year’s Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival provided ample opportunities to see eagles, as the northern resident eagles follow the warmer weather and spawning salmon to the Fraser Valley.

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