They are beautiful, regal birds with an astonishing wingspan of up to eight feet. And, while seeing one on its own is a remarkable sight to behold, seeing a convocation of the soaring raptors is truly spectacular.
What鈥檚 more, British Columbia is home to the largest bald eagle gathering on the globe.
The congregation takes places in November, when thousands of eagles make their way to the place where the Fraser River and Harrison River meet.
A company called Fraser River Safari Jet Boat Tours allows guests to experience the wilderness up close and personal from the comfort of a custom designed 鈥渟afari craft.鈥�
Their Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival Tours, for example, take you into the Chehalis/Harrison Estuary and up close to the hundreds, even thousands of eagles that return each November.
The Fraser River is a whopping 850 miles long and is the largest producer of sockeye salmon in the world. As such, the eagles migrate great distances to feast on the five species of salmon that are spawning during the fall.
