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Old 04-22-2005, 04:07 PM   #1
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Default Bald Eagle sighting!...Bald Eagle sighting!...Bald Eagle sighting!...Bald Eagle!

Actually a two-fer at 4:50 this afternoon -- for this outdoor activity/recreationist.

He (a mature, smallish, bald eagle) landed in a nearby tree and I took my 35mm out to photograph him. While I searched the tree branches for him, he saw me first, fell down (!) from his perch about twenty feet, and took off -- carrying a fish!

He could appear at Rattlesnake, judging by the direction he was headed.

While advancing the film, a loon called about ½-mile away.

A very rewarding 60 seconds!





Edited to add: While loons ordinarily have a haunting call, their calls are presently being made while the trees are still "in bud", and leafless.

Now, Loon cries echo from the steep shores, making it all the more spooky.

Last edited by ApS; 04-25-2005 at 06:44 AM. Reason: Add leafless tree effect.
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