Last week I spotted a Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) couple perched near each other in a tree at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Although it is not quite nesting season here in Northern Virginia, the eagles were within eye sight of the large nest that you can see in the second photo below. It is hard to get a sense of the massive size of the nest from the photo, but it is so large that the eagles disappear from sight when they are sitting on eggs in that nest.
I suspect that the eagles will soon occupy that nest and, with a little luck, I hope to see some baby eagles in the next few months.
© Michael Q. Powell. All rights reserved.
Mike Powell 
Merry Christmas Mike. Blessings to you. Thank you for sharing your beautiful photography gifts and love for nature. Cheers.
Thanks so much, Suzette. Merry Christmas to you as well. I’ll be really busy today, helping to lead singing for a candlelight Christmas Eve service at my church. I started singing as a child in a church choir and have never stopped. 🙂
Have a wonderful time singing and praising. What a beautiful way to spend Christmas Eve! Blessings to you Mike.
Another year of great photos and interesting posts. Many thanks and keep it up. We need good news!
Beautiful!