I too have seen a swimming eagle. It breast stroked a long way across a lake and ultimately got out on a distant snag. I was told by a local naturalist (in PA) that eagles do that when they catch a fish that is too heavy to lift out of the water. Rob Humphries From: Karen Jackson Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2012 3:01 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [UVB] "swimming" eagle A friend sent me this link of an eagle doing a breast stroke - to those more knowledgable birders, can it be for real? http://www.youtube.com/embed/87xNpOYOlQ4?rel=0 Karen Jackson