Babies are always exciting and it looks like there are at least two eaglets in one of the Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) nests that I have been watching for quite a few weeks. When I arrived at the barrier that blocks one of the trails on Friday morning at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, I noticed that the adult eagle was no longer sitting in the center of the nest—she was sitting in a much more upright position than previously and was sitting to one side of the nest. I began watching the nest through my telephoto zoom lens and periodically I was see the top of a little head pop briefly into view. I kept watching and eventually was able to get a shot that shows two babies.
I decided to crop the shot in two ways. The first one is a pretty severe crop, but it lets folks get a good look at all three eagles. The second crop is much looser and gives a better sense of the context of the shot by showing more of the tree and of the nest.
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Fantastic! So interesting!
Those babies appear to have pretty powerful beaks. I wouldn’t want to try and take candy (or fish) away from either one.
Cute family, ready to grow as the weather gets better. Nice
Pictures. M 🙂
Be nice to be there when they bring in food, that would make some good shots.
Excellent pictures
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Wonderful, Mike! Glad you were able to spot them at this small size, and with the adult watching over them.
I’ve been saving this all afternoon! Benjamin has come to spend the next 2 nights and days. I enlarged the first photo and he is positively enchanted. “I never saw baby Eagles before, they are so cute!” I read the post and now he knows they are called “Eaglets” and he likes that name. We are both in awe of the size of the nest and how it is placed in the tree branches. We also agree that these are the “bestest” Eagle photos ever! Thank-you, Mr. Mike…from your fans!!
Sent from my iPad Michael Garcia 571-999-3590
And I heard the voice of the Lord saying ……Whom shall I send and who will go for us? Then I said …… Here am I……… SEND ME Isaiah 6:8
Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a Thunderbolt……… Sun Tzu/ The Art of War
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