I’d never seen eagles outside of a nature center until I was in my 30s? Then we rented a cottage for a week in northern Wisconsin. I was sitting on the dock mid morning with our Golden and all of a sudden this huge black shadow blotted the sun from behind! Felt a rush of air and this Eagle swooped and grabbed a fish out of the water just a few feet in front of me!! My heart was in my throat and the dog left a trail of whizzz all the way to the house!! 😂
It’s wonderful to see these magnificent birds making such a healthy comeback!
I’m still having huge internet issues here so I can’t post my video of the eagle swimming. But youtube has several similar videos. Just do a quick search. They indeed do the breast stroke!! Who knew??!!

We have Osprey too and wow, watching them make a dive into the water at full speed is amazing! First time I saw that happen I watched this large bird diving towards the water, expecting it to veer off before impact! I was stunned to see it actually go into the lake. Took several seconds before it rose to the top and then took off with a fish!! Nature is really fascinating!