An adult bald eagle soars majestically above the Missouri River breaks, its white head and tail sparkling in the bright December sun. It peers downward, on a quest for prey. Suddenly, it folds its wings and stoops, dropping toward the river at 100 miles per hour. Checking his descent, the eagle skims above the Missouri's ice-blue waters and deftly thrusts a talon under the surface. He pulls up and wings toward a tall cottonwood tree packing his breakfast, a silvery shad. The eagle flares his wings and lands upon a gnarled limb. A scream of defiance warns potential intruders that this woodland is the realm of a bird of strength and courage, and a symbol of our nation.
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Lake Andes NWR Complex
38672 291st Street
Lake Andes, SD 57356
Telephone: 605-487-7603
Fax: 605-487-7604
