This eagle was doing some serious hunting.
After swooping over the forest, he or she came back to a tree to survey the lunch field.
I think my presence may have been a bit of a distraction, so I decided to move on in order that the hunting could continue without human interference.
Happy Sunday.
We have been experiencing a rainier, cooler than usual summer punctuated by hot days where the temperature reaches 37 or 38 (98.6-100.4 F). A rainy night makes for comfortable morning constitutionals, however.
These clouds were moving into the north after being pushed out by …
… quite strong and gusty winds from the east. Surface easterly winds are unusual here since they have to make it past a number of mountain ranges in order to arrive, but I noticed that this one seemed to have quite a lot of altitude, too, probably about 3000 metres (approx 10,000 ft).
As the day wore on – and more clouds moved back in – our resident bald eagles weren’t too concerned as they perched in their favourite lookout tree to survey their territory. Some jostling from the winds didn’t stop them from having one of their regular, affectionate chats.
Happy Saturday.
North Beach on Haida Gwaii is incredibly beautiful. We went for long, long walks and saw many more bald eagles than people.
Although it was an overcast day, the temperature was very comfortable, especially as it was around 38 C (100 F) at home!
… the city from where we took the ferry to Haida Gwaii …
… the huge numbers of resident bald eagles love to soar …
… through the dense forests, marvellous inlets and passages around small islands, and to swoop past decks and balconies and perch anywhere near the life-giving ocean.
And a beautiful ocean it is.
Happy Thursday.
A bald eagle soars over the Pacific Ocean …
… beauty on the wing.
Happy Saturday.
While out for our New Year’s Day constitutional, we saw lots of birds.
First, there were some quail. I always find them hard to photograph because they’re so quick and they blend in so well. I love that cute little head feather.
Next, we saw lots of coots with their distinctive white beaks. They were very happily swimming along, looking for a bit to eat here and there. Suddenly, we saw the coots madly scrambling away to a pier, half swimming, half flying. And then we saw the reason why.
A bald eagle was swooping low, attempting to grab a straggler. I didn’t get a picture of the frightened coots because I was mesmerised by the unfolding drama, but I was able to get a couple of shots of this amazing raptor.
The coots were able to hide in the lee of a pier, thus preventing the eagle from getting a good angle on a quick snatch, and once he saw that he was out of luck, he quickly headed away. M and I were amazed at what we had just seen, though!
Happy Tuesday.
The author shared a personal experience of visiting Kuusamo, Northern Finland, primarily to photograph the Golden Eagle. Utilising Kuusamo Nature …
Majestic Golden Eagle in autumn hues
Minna Jacobon at Finnish Nature has posted some stunning golden eagle photos. I hope you click on the link above to see the rest of them as they are well worth your time.
Tuesday June 20th is National Bald Eagle day! I randomly selected a few shots of my fine feathered friends. I could take a million pictures and would…
NATIONAL BALDIE DAY
This is a stunningly gorgeous collection of eagle photos from Wayne at Tofino Photography in honour of National Bald Eagle Day.
I’m always so happy to see my friend Romeo! He is such a force of Nature!
SUNSET FLY BY
I hope you click on the link above to see these stunning eagle photos from Wayne at Tofino Photography.
A beautiful bald eagle.
Happy weekend.
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