Jeff Perkins is one of a handful of photographers that meet at the end of the Onondaga Creekwalk trail near Destiny USA every morning.

They meet here because it’s right next to Murphy’s Island, an area where you’ll find dozens of bald eagles hanging out during the colder months, and even sometimes when it’s warner.

However, they worry their fun may soon come to an end. That’s because the DEC has approved the county’s plan to extend the Creekwalk as part of the Loop the Lake trail that would go all around Onondaga Lake.

The photographers are a part of a larger group called the Friends of the Onondaga Lake bald eagles, who are actively fighting against the new trail. They say construction for the path will require cutting down some trees close to the eagles' roosting place.

“This building of the trail will certainly, well, all the eagles are are going to fly away once they start. These guys get in there and start building the trail, they don’t like humans to be too close to them; it scares them,” said Perkins.

The activists also have concerns about potential hazards that could be exposed while working near the lake that was once considered the most polluted lake in the nation, despite state and county officials saying the project would be safe.

“I am obviously not for building this trail. None of us are. None of us here are. There is not one photographer that you can ask, ‘Are you for this Murphy’s Island trail?’ They are all going to say 'no' for all these reasons,” said Perkins.

Officials with the County’s Office of Environment have said that they county plans to take preventative measures, like closing off the trail during the winter months, to ensure the eagles will come back.

Still, the photographers worry the construction could scare them off for good.