I was extremely fortunate to have been raised in Canada's arctic - you can see more about that in my about me page, and I feel like everything I learned being immersed in aboriginal cultures as a child has now begun to come back to me as an adult.
Eagles hold such a special place in my heart, and have really been a catalyst in my renewed interest in nature.
When I was born, Eagles did not exist here in Southern Ontario anymore. They had all been killed off by a variety of means including habitat loss and the big one - DDT's. There is a great article from National Geographic here.
When I saw my first eagle riding my bicycle along the Thames river here in London, I was astonished and it set me on this path that I now find myself on.
The more I learned, the more I wanted to learn.
Eagles have made such a comeback and have changed my life.
We CAN change things, maybe we do have a chance at making things right and honouring this beautiful planet that we all call home.
Can we also maybe, perhaps, rid ourselves of the imaginary things that divide us?
After all, we all have this planet in common and the Eagles are proof to me that people DO care and than we can affect change in our environment if we work together.
We'd heard a rumour that there was and eagle nest somewhere on Fanshawe Lake so off we went.
We rounded a corner and there, sitting on a tree was this eagle.
If I wasn't passionate about this earth before, this picture cemented it for me!
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