I was walking out to the stable yesterday when this guy came
over the trees from the direction of the Tuckahoe River
and circled over the pasture, showing off his catch. I was nervous and fumbling
with the camera because I never had an “eagle opportunity” like this before -I
don’t even know how I got it in the viewfinder, I was shaking so much!
Eagles are getting more common in this area and they are no
longer rare to see, but most times when I do see one I don’t have my camera
with me, or if I do, the eagle is too high or too far away for my lens to bring
it in close enough for a decent shot. Even this shot was border line for my
lens, which is why I am so glad it came out as well as it did.
Lately I have been seeing a lot of eagles in Woodbine at
Still-a-Hill when I am riding. The other day when I was warming up Cruiser I
saw a pair, maybe a mating pair, flying low over the trees and then circling on
the up drafts until they faded from view. The experience is the inspiration for
the haiku that I end this post with.
There are so many turkey buzzards in the skies over there
that it’s easy to assume that all the large birds overhead are all just turkey
buzzards. I have learned to pick the eagles out from the turkey buzzards and am
surprised that almost every week I see one or two, or even more, eagles there.
And we do see them here at our farm, like I did yesterday,
but not quite so often, and rarely, if ever, so close circling overhead. I can
only keep hoping for the day that this becomes common, and I don’t get so
nervous with my camera because I will know that this wont be my only chance to
get a decent shot.
afternoon on horseback
eagles float across the sky
two leaves play
tag on a stream
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