Bald Eagle
And Me Without My Camera
21/11/09 20:36 Filed in: Birds
So there we are out on our favourite peninsula of
land, just across from the Mactaquac Marina, playing
ball with Marlee Marie, the Punkin of the Century,
when all of a sudden the flock of geese bobbing on
the water start squawking.
"I wonder what's up with them?" Patti says, tossing a ball for our panting pup.
I look around and see it, massive, dark and majestic. A bald eagle in all his glory, swooping down to the surface of the lake to look for fish.
Stunned, we stopped everything to watch. Marlee didn't like that. She wanted more balls to chase but we weren't going to miss a good three or four minutes of watching this amazing bird of prey at work. Swoop, glide, flap and rise. Swoop, glide, flap and rise. Beautiful.
It would have been nice if he had caught a fish but no such luck (for him or for us). When he finally decided to rest in a tree across the lake from us, another male eagle settled in near him in the same tree.
By that time, of course, Marlee had had enough waiting so we went back to our ball throwing. But not before we said a note of thanks for being so privileged as to having seen the eagle out fishing and a curse for not having our camera with us.
"I wonder what's up with them?" Patti says, tossing a ball for our panting pup.
I look around and see it, massive, dark and majestic. A bald eagle in all his glory, swooping down to the surface of the lake to look for fish.
Stunned, we stopped everything to watch. Marlee didn't like that. She wanted more balls to chase but we weren't going to miss a good three or four minutes of watching this amazing bird of prey at work. Swoop, glide, flap and rise. Swoop, glide, flap and rise. Beautiful.
It would have been nice if he had caught a fish but no such luck (for him or for us). When he finally decided to rest in a tree across the lake from us, another male eagle settled in near him in the same tree.
By that time, of course, Marlee had had enough waiting so we went back to our ball throwing. But not before we said a note of thanks for being so privileged as to having seen the eagle out fishing and a curse for not having our camera with us.
Where Eagles Dare
10/07/09 21:14 Filed in: Birds
A second entry for the day to tell the world that
Patti and I not only saw a Bald Eagle very close up
today as we kayaked down the Saint John River toward
Fredericton, we also got several amazing photographs
of the majestic bird.
It was standing in a tree near the water's edge
and didn't seem to mind when we paddled up quietly. I
just floated and held the camera as steadily as I
could and click click click. Amazing.
Such a beautiful bird. Look at the powerful beak on it. Wow.
We also saw a family of mergansers in the same area. Pictures of the eagle and the mergansers are also available on the Feathers in Fredericton page of this site.
Great day for birding. I'm heading out to the Potato Research Farm tomorrow in hopes of getting a nice shot of a Bobolink.
Wish me luck. And yes, I will be writing too.
Such a beautiful bird. Look at the powerful beak on it. Wow.
We also saw a family of mergansers in the same area. Pictures of the eagle and the mergansers are also available on the Feathers in Fredericton page of this site.
Great day for birding. I'm heading out to the Potato Research Farm tomorrow in hopes of getting a nice shot of a Bobolink.
Wish me luck. And yes, I will be writing too.