Fun In Our Own Backyard

 Even though there have been rumors of an albino eagle in the eastern part of the state, that was all it took to get us back on the road.  Bald eagles are such a majestic species and they have this look like:  "Who gave you permission to take my photograph?!" while checking out the local stream for the best fishing!

But much to our surprise the eastern part of our very own county has some interesting eagle action, and we were lucky enough to receive an invitation to an eagle's nest not far from our home.  We were in for a treat.

The eagles here are on a farm and because the small farm has about 11 dogs, and people wandering around, planting rye, cutting and bailing hay, and well, doing all the stuff farmers do, the eagles were rather blasé about humans.   Then suddenly these weirdos show up with the lends that are about like an eagle's wing-span, and whoa!!!  It's a whole new game.  

And so the eagles had to put on a show for us.  

Aren't their "fingers" pretty?  They really are beautiful birds. 

But we're getting the hint.

We're getting the feeling that maybe we're not all that welcomed.  

Then suddenly Walt sees something really interesting over at the nest.  Now this is my effort at making this fun, but if you look really hard at the left center, you can see something popping its head up and down.  

In case you're not sure where to look, here's where the little eaglet is.

We'll travel out again, but we didn't stay long.  Mothers have enough troubles they don't need these weirdos with huge long tubes on a three-stick stand poking into their business.  So we let them get back to the dogs, Kubota, and running the farm!  But with a little homemade blackberry preserves bribery, we've been invited back!