Bald Eagles Swarm Net on Alaskan Fishing Boat

Fishermen in Dutch Harbor, Alaska – one of the world's most abundant fishing ports – see a different side to bald eagles. As fisherman Derrick Justice noted in this video recorded in summer 2018, some Alaskans see America's majestic national bird as having a lot in common with a pigeon. "Found few pigeons on deck this morning," Justice captioned the video, which shows a group of eagles scavenging bloody meat from a fishing net. Dutch Harbor generally hauls in more than 760 million pounds of seafood a year, local media https://www.kucb.org/post/dutch-harbor-remains-nations-top-port-21st-consecutive-year#stream/0 report , and it's a frequent location on the Discovery Channel show https://go.discovery.com/tv-shows/deadliest-catch Deadliest Catch. It has also become known in recent years for being overrun with bald eagles, https://www.wired.com/story/corey-arnold-aleutian-dreams/ Wired reported. Local officials have https://www.alaskapublic.org/2017/06/29/unalaska-is-the-nations-eagle-attack-capital-why/ said they put out signs and warnings every year to remind people to take extra caution during summer nesting season – from early June to the end of the summer – since the birds can be territorial and protective of their young, resulting in up to 10 attacks on people a year, according to reports. (Footage By Derrick Justice/Storyful via Getty Images)