Golden Eagle
Minutes after setting up to await the afternoon and evening
whitetail rutting activity, the calling of crows drew my attention to my
left. Looking that way I spotted a large
bird soaring above; a Golden Eagle!
Golden Eagle sightings in my neck of the woods are quite rare
and up until just a few years ago I had never seen one. Since that first sighting Willard and I have
become accustomed to the occasional sighting of a golden from mid-autumn
through early winter as the big raptors pass through on their southward migration.
Crows harassing a Golden Eagle
While any golden sighting is a surprise this one did not
come as a complete surprise. After the sun had set Wednesday evening, as the light
was failing and Willard and I were packing up the photo gear, I heard a rush of
wings overhead. Looking up I spotted a very
large bird swooping low, quickly disappearing behind the nearby tree line. In the
poor light I was unable to make a positive identification. There was no doubt that it was an eagle and I was pretty
sure that it was a golden and not an immature bald eagle. Thursday afternoon’s sighting confirmed my
suspicions.
5 comments:
a most beautiful bird.
Amazing pictures. The last one looks like some sort of formation flyby.
Awesome! Congratulations on the sighting and for capturing it by camera.
Beautiful birds, those Goldens. We've seen a few here as well.
What a beautiful bird!
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