Amazingly, the sun has been out a few times over the last couple of weeks, and there have even been a couple of days with very mild temps. This is excellent weather for parking the car at our favorite inlet and doing a little bald eagle watching. Click on pictures to enlarge.
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And don’t forget the young ones.
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It was a very good day to be out. The sun and warmth were so nice after the scary cold temps of the last week. Relief seemed to be in the air. This beautiful dog, enjoying the warm-up with his humans, came by and dropped his “Frisbee” at my feet. I was very honored. Click on pictures to enlarge.
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One of the most beautiful things about winter is having some of these great spots to myself. Click on pictures to enlarge.
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The lake is frozen, so everyone is hanging out below the dam. Zoom in on the trees and count the bald eagles. I saw at least twenty in the short time I was out there this morning. Very cool. Click on pictures to enlarge.
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It looks like all the local bald eagle nests we visit are good to go. The eagles are back and doing house keeping. Click on picture to enlarge.
While I haven’t spent too much time out in the bitter cold lately, I was able to get out for a while over the weekend and look for new winter arrivals. Hawks are in abundance and there seem to be some new bald eagle arrivals. I’m also seeing a lot more activity among the bald eagles who nest here, courting and tidying up nests. Of course what we call courtship may mean something completely different to them. Pretty much everything I’ve read about bald eagles (and many other nonhuman animals) comes from a very speciesist perspective and often runs counter to what I have observed just hanging out near them. They have their own reasons for what they do. 🙂 Click on pictures to enlarge.
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