Last Wednesday we all went out for a walk to Iona beach here in Richmond,British Columbia and because of the extremely low tide it was possible to walk out literally for kilometers over smooth sand dunes with the occasional shallow pools for the dog to splash around in and keep cool. When we first started out I could see a bald eagle off in the distance which looked like it was sitting on a small log jutting out of the sand and mud. My wife encouraged me to go and check it out so off I went. I soon realized that it wasn't a log and that it was most likely a large Chinook or Sockeye salmon. As usual,I really took my time approaching and soon noticed that there was another eagle 15 yards or so away sitting on another log. I continually kept taking shots as I got closer and soon could see that it was actually the remains of a harbour seal. The first eagle flew off to where the other one was perched which in turn flew to the corpse and began taking it's turn at the considerable feast. As I kept approaching,and I was getting some really good but gory photos,I swung around a bit behind the scene so I could get better light. At that point I stopped for about three minutes and just stood still hoping they would feel that I was not a threat. Then a third eagle came flying and screaching in which caused the second one to fly back to what I think was it's mate. This one must have assumed,if birds can assume,that if the others were ok that it should be as well. Once it began to feed I kept slowly advancing and shooting as I went. By the time I had reached a point where I couldn't get the full eagle into the highest zoom field of view(300mm)I stopped. I just watched it feed for a few minutes to appreciate how close I'd gotten to these beautiful birds. I tried to get a few feet closer but the last eagle jumped off and then flew away. It was an absolute thrill for me and I was able to get over two hundred high res photos,many being close-ups. At my closest I figure I was about fifteen feet away. What a privilege,and a rush! Altogether,it took me about 25 minutes to cover the distance to them. I believe that it was a once in a lifetime chance but I guess I'll see.