Bald eagles perch in a tree over Lake Pend Oreille in Bayview, Idaho on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016. The lake is perfect place for eagles to feast on spawned out kokanee salmon. (Kathy Plonka/SR photo)

• Gallery of Kathy Plonka's photos here.

Wes Jones quietly motored his charter boat along Lake Pend Oreille’s eastern shore Tuesday morning, pulling close to the rocky cliffs to allow his passengers unobstructed views of dozens of circling bald eagles.

Eagles soared above the lake, landing in pine trees and taking off again as Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” played softly in the boat. The music lent a dreamlike, choreographed feel to the eagles’ flight.

“It’s like being there when they film an Imax experience,” said Jones, the owner of Bayview Shuttle.

Jones added eagle-viewing excursions to his charter business this year. For $20 per person, customers get a 90-minute cruise to some of Lake Pend Oreille’s top eagle-watching spots.

The white-headed visitors from the north have become a significant tourism draw since the 1990s, attracting thousands of visitors to Lake Coeur d’Alene and in more recent years, to Lake Pend Oreille/Becky Kramer, SR. More here.

Question: Do you make it a point to see the eagles each winter?