HERRIN, IL (KFVS) - Viewer Mary Zeigler took these pictures of a pair eagles outside her home in Herrin.

She says she stood outside in the pouring rain, but got the pictures.

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MARION, IL (KFVS) - The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service and Friends of Crab Orchard Refuge invite you to attend an open forum on the Controlled Waterfowl Hunting Area on Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge.

The meeting will take place at the Crab Orchard NWR Visitor Center on Feb. 12 at 6:30 p.m.

According to the Refuge, the purpose of this meeting is to receive constructive comments and ideas from hunters to assist in the review of Refuge regulations, hunting area boundaries, blind locations and design as well as other issues that may affect you, the waterfowl hunter.

The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. For more information on our work and the people who make it happen, visit www.fws.gov.

(KFVS) - The 1st Southern Illinois Food Packing Event 2013 will be Saturday, February 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The event will be at the SIUC Newman Center at 715 South Washington Street in Carbondale. Organizers are hoping to unite churches and businesses in the Southern Illinois area to package a minimum of 43,000 meals for orphans in third world countries.

They say anyone can be a participant at this event: any age, anyone who is willing to help scoop rice, soy, dried vegetables and seal them in a box.

To register, you can go to www.foodpackingevent.com, click on the "Sign Up" at the top right corner, fill in required information (click on Carbondale, Ill. for: Choose the event). It costs $54 a participant. Organizers say you can pay by the secure form of Paypal online or have all checks made out to Food for Orphans by Jan. 25. You can also call 1-888-219-0779 to register by phone.