Frosty Monday morning

[Jon Holcombe]

The bog was covered with a heavy layer of frost this morning. This area features a stream, pond and bog with tall trees... lots of water. I heard a piping cry back in the woods a bit. As I started moving into the pond two bald eagles flew across the pond to a peninsula, followed by a third about a minute later. If I had the patience and time I would sit in a hide with my telephoto and try to get some pictures.

 

[Stamos]

So happy the bald eagles are making a strong comeback in our area. Call me a nerd, but I still get excited every time I see one.

 

[Jon Holcombe]

So happy the bald eagles are making a strong comeback in our area. Call me a nerd, but I still get excited every time I see one.

The Bald Eagle call sounds nothing like the Red Tailed Hawk "screech" they overdub in movies. When I walked into the woods I heard a loud and high pitched call, like a small bird might make, but the vocalization is very loud. In almost every area I've visited that looks like this, with tall pines near a relatively large body of water, I've seen eagles.

 

[Boyd]

I see them pretty often (unless I happen to have my camera and 300mm lens ), soaring over my own woods, and their call really is surprising! If present, they always check me out when I'm wandering around the woods, I guess they're trying to decide if I'm a threat or a meal.

 

[Toothy Critter]

So happy the bald eagles are making a strong comeback in our area. Call me a nerd, but I still get excited every time I see one.

Nerd

 

[old jersey girl]

Nerd

ditto