Monday, February 7, 2011

Bald eagle's nest at Honeymoon Island


Bald eagle soaring by.


Flying past me through the pine trees.


This one still has some lunch on his beak.


Bringing home the bacon (or fish).


Almost home. The fish looked like it was half eaten already.


Finally home.


Sitting on the nest.

The rangers at Honeymoon Island say the eagle couple have 2 babies on the nest. This time last year the babies were big enough to see their heads popping out. This year they are a little later. I'll go back in another 2 weeks. When I got there one parent was sleeping on the nest and one was sleeping on a snag close by. I decided to walk around the park for a while and check back later. Not too far from the nest, I saw one flying by and headed back to the nest. I got there right as the eagle was flying back with a fish. The nest is about a mile and a half walk from the parking lot. The nest is closed off way more than the standard 500 feet to keep people from getting too close. It's good for the eagles to have their space but you'll need binoculars to see them. I had my 500mm lens and the above are highly cropped.

Hopefully, I'll have some baby pictures soon.

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18 comments:

  1. It's great when we know where to find the birds, you got some very nice shots.

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  2. Such a majestic creature!! Beautiful captures!

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  3. Terrific captures. Bald eagles are so majestic - love 'em!

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  4. Majestic looking aren't they? Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  5. I really like the shot through the tree branches - I think eagles should be a little bit difficult to see!

    Really like it.

    Stewart M

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  6. Wonderful world of yours. Spectacular shots of the majestic eagle.

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  7. Great photos of the eagle - especially with it carrying the fish back to the nest.
    I also looked at your previous post and was very interested to see that you have Caspian Terns over there also.

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  8. You have a beautiful bird eagle in your part of the world.
    Thanks for sharing your lovely images.

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  9. Nice captures of the Bald Eagle in action!

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  10. Am very happy to see the bald eagle there and the photos are great. I envy you and the size of your birds.

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  11. Great pictures of the eagle. I never tire of watching them.

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  12. Your definitely getting your money's worth out of your 500mm. I can't wait to see those babies! Your blog is filled from top to bottom with great captures. Your Kingfisher photos are excellent. A great adventure!

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  13. Great site to take advantage of! Keep the photos coming.

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  14. really great shots of the eagles -- how cool to see them coming back to the nest! they are remarkable birds to see in person!

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  15. Great images of the bald eagle and osprey! Nice action!

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  16. Beautiful bird watching. Looks like an exciting travel and adventure. Have a nice weekend. Happy Skywatch Friday to you too.

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