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Bald Eagle Swoops In Over Darien's Holly Pond

DARIEN, Conn. — Darien Daily Voice readers John and Elizabeth Ward snapped these photos of a bald eagle visiting Holly Pond in Darien on Tuesday.

A bald eagle flies over Holly Pond in Darien on Tuesday afternoon.

A bald eagle flies over Holly Pond in Darien on Tuesday afternoon.

 Photo Credit: Elizabeth Ward
The Wards believe the eagle was hunting buffleheads, a species of duck.

The Wards believe the eagle was hunting buffleheads, a species of duck.

 Photo Credit: Elizabeth Ward
The eagle flies off after searching Holly Pond in Darien for a meal.

The eagle flies off after searching Holly Pond in Darien for a meal.

 Photo Credit: Elizabeth Ward
A bald eagle is flying over Holly Pond in Darien on Tuesday.

A bald eagle is flying over Holly Pond in Darien on Tuesday.

 Photo Credit: Elizabeth Ward
The eagle leaves Darien.

The eagle leaves Darien.

 Photo Credit: Elizabeth Ward
Casey Donahue
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The Wards were in awe as they watched the eagle flying around Holly Pond, sizing up buffleheads — a type of duck — for a meal. They said they have never seen an eagle at Holly Pond in their 10 years of living in town.

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