Of course, the mature eagles still decided to take me down a peg and stayed far enough away that this was the best my camera could manage...
At least it's visible! Considering I couldn't see it in the viewfinder, I'm amazed it came out this well.
The swans were more cooperative. My son took this wonderful shot of a swan on the river:
Then I took some shots of the kids to prove they were there...
Afterward, we went back to the nature center to warm up a bit. (Could you tell we were cold?) I took some shots of the feeder birds.
Another birdwatcher came in to tell us he had sighted a juvenile eagle. Marina and I dropped everything and rushed over (Chase and Sierra were in play mode by now, no sense in dragging them away from their friends.) We were rewarded with a wonderful view of this immature bald eagle, possibly a first year. We thought it was very griffin like.
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Awesome pics! Last year we did a trip to Vancouver and I stopped the car and made everyone get out when I spotted a bald eagle hassling some ducks over the river. He finally landed on a branch and I got a few shots (no zoom! Argh!) They are such a magnificent sight, it's a day you don't ever forget.
We saw our first ones on our way to Mount Rushmore. Love your pics!
And we love the Marx Bros. movies (thanks to my dad). I'm going to look into getting my hands on Harpo's biography.
And, you can see our boys' behavior under my Darwin post...never a dull moment! ;) Wouldn't trade it for the world.
Wow!!!! I so wish I could go!
What magnificent pictures!
Awesome, awesome, awesome! These made me look even more forward to the bird count coming up soon. :)
I love that young eagle, especially his Mohawk hairdo. Loved the pix of the kids; glad to see Marina wearing her glasses. And what a winning smile, Chase. Love, Mom/grandma
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