Last Saturday, Dave and I were headed out to a Performance shop in a town called Blenheim, about an hour south of us. I knew our path would take us by something I’ve wanted to share with you all for a while, so I made sure I brought my camera and long lens around.
You can see it from the main road, but I pulled off on a little side dirt road to park out of the way.
And when you turn from the road, you see…
That, way up in that ENORMOUS tree, is a bald eagle’s nest. Dave pointed it out to me in the spring. While it’s still visible when the leaves are on the tree, it REALLY stands out now when the branches are bare.
And my friend, the pictures don’t do it justice, because it is just massive…
It’s just breath taking. But even more exciting, as we were driving up, Dave noted something else in the tree. Two somethings to be exact.
Do you see them to the right? Here’s a closer look.
How lucky to get the pair “at home”. I certainly wasn’t expecting that when I put the camera in the truck.
The tree overlooks the Sydenham river, and these two were on a branch directly overhanging the water. Perhaps watching for a bit of breakfast to swim by?
Aren’t they just beautiful??? I understand why the United States has adopted them as its symbol. They really are majestic.
The female should be bigger, but these guys look pretty close in size so I can’t tell.
My long lens was just barely strong enough to get somewhat decent pics. I’m going to look into getting something a little stronger… because apparently come summer, you can sometimes catch the babies fledging!!!
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Beautiful pictures of the Eagles!The Cuyahoga national Park have a couple of pairs and you can only see the nest if you ride the train and the rangers are sure to point them out. Such majestic creatures.
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Wow, thanks for sharing with us!
Other than a few overhead flybys, and of course in zoos/nature centers, I haven’t seen a bald eagle in the wild.
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Very good photos. You had a very lucky day!
We had a mated pair by our house in Orlando.
I have only seen one since we moved here. I’ve been told you can see them at Lake Galena (in our town), but so far I have not.
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I know I sound like an old grump but I HATE those things. They may be beautiful and majestic and all but they are fierce killers. I have to worry about Pup and the outside kitties all the time when I notice the other birds screaming in unison. They always let me know when the eagles are nearby. You should hear the warning noises they all make.
Great photos though. My phone won’t do them justice at all. You need a really good lens.
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Oh my! Such beautiful photos. We had a mating pair in a tree right about our camper at the lake in Washington. Every year they raise their babies in the same tree. We enjoyed watching them fish for dinner.
Blessings,
Betsy
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They sure are majestic birds! How exciting to see them both for your photo shoot! I love to spot them in flight as long as it isn’t over my house/yard!!!
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By the size of their nest, this couple has called the tree home for many years. Great photos!
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You are such an awesome photographer and you excel at nature photography! I have never seen an eagle in the wild.
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Great photos! There’s a nest just like this one near our daughter’s house, and when the ranger climbed up there to check it out, he found 40 dog/cat tags! We’ve seen the nest many times and occasionally, with chicks in it. They say that this pair of eagles has been nesting there for years, too.
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Wonderful photos Val! My friend Carol gets a ton of Eagle shots – mostly at Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River. Oh I hope you get to see the baby eagles fledge. Very cool!
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How majestic!!! So cool. Love the kitten sparring, glad they worked it out in the end!
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I am not a fan, they prey on the baby Loons on the lake, you can hear the Loons distress calls…they are so sad. The Crows fly with the Eagles above the lake swooping at the Eagles trying to distract them. Yeah for Crows and Loons…not so much for the Eagles.
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