I live in N.W. Washington where eagles and hawks are common. I still love to watch them tho. Something about watching a redtailed hawk hunting mice over a freshly cut wheat field will capture me. I often compete with a osprey in a local lake to see who will have the best day fishing. Fun to watch them hit the water that fast.I am just starting to tie my own flys and needed some feathers and was lucky enough to have a bald eagle eat his meal of pintail duck in a tree next to my moms house.