"THE EAGLE TREE"

Bald Eagle (Adult) - 7 Photos

From a distance, I could see what looked like an eagle in a tree, close to the river. Checked with the camera's viewfinder & thought I could make out two heads.

A decision then was made to make the 20 minute trek across the snow to reach the tree, all the while hoping that the eagles remained perched. 5 minutes in, one of the eagles flew from the tree, across the meadow and disappeared, but not before I caught sight of that distinctive white head.

With one eagle remaining, I tried not to get my hopes up and kept on walking, managed to reach the tree & there sitting on a clear branch, was another adult. So this had been a pair and with courtship season quickly approaching, the two most likely had been exchanging conversation.

But luckily, the remaining eagle was quite content for half an hour to survey the waterfowl before flying down river. At no time was there any grooming, so I assume hunting for food was on the agenda.

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