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John Badman|The Telegraph A mature bald eagle was ready for his close-ups Tuesday in a tree at the Lincoln-Shields Recreation Area in West Alton, Missouri. The eagles are a big tourism attraction in the Riverbend, and bird watchers were out in force Monday and Tuesday, taking advantage of 50-degree weather and walking the levee along Illinois 143 in Alton with bird watching scopes. More eagle eyes could be seen near the Melvin Price Locks and Dam 26 and along the Great River Road.

John Badman|The Telegraph A mature bald eagle was prepared for his close-ups Tuesday in a tree on the Lincoln-Shields Recreation Space in West Alton, Missouri. The eagles are a giant tourism attraction within the Riverbend, and hen watchers had been out in power Monday and Tuesday, profiting from 50-degree climate and strolling the levee alongside Illinois 143 in Alton with hen watching scopes. Extra eagle eyes could possibly be seen close to the Melvin Worth Locks and Dam 26 and alongside the Nice River Street.

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WEST ALTON — A mature bald eagle was prepared for his close-up Tuesday in a tree on the Lincoln-Shields Recreation Space in West Alton, Missouri.

The eagles are a giant tourism attraction within the Riverbend, and hen watchers had been out in power Monday and Tuesday, profiting from 50-degree climate and strolling the levee alongside Illinois 143 in Alton with hen watching scopes.

Extra eagle eyes could possibly be seen close to the Melvin Worth Locks and Dam 26 and alongside the Nice River Street.

John Badman is a 1982 graduate of SIU-Carbondale, with a serious in cinema and pictures and a minor in legislation enforcement administration of justice. He has labored at The Telegraph in Alton full-time for 39 years and has been named the Nationwide Press Photographers Affiliation’s Area-5 Photographer of the 12 months six occasions.

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