waiting on eagle wings: the Shiloh eagles: May 2011

some interesting facts:

Hiram and Julia (an American bald eagle pair named after General Grant and his wife) made their nest high in a pine tree beside a road in Shiloh National Military Park. They raised a pair of eaglets during the 2008 nesting season and then two more eaglets the following season. The pair have been photographed carrying fish, turtles and small rodents to their young.

*American bald eagles mate for life.
*The female American bald eagle is slightly bigger than the male.
*Females and males can be distinguished by the depth of their beak.
*The American bald eagle was taken off the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants list in June 2007.
However, the bald eagle is still a protected animal.
*Young eaglets do not have the white head and tail feathers of their parents. Their white feathers will grow in somewhere around five years of age.
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Saturday, May 28, 2011

in the heat

There wasn't much movement going on while I was at the nest. Of course, who could blame them...It was HOT!

Sunday, May 15, 2011

wall worthy

Every year that I have been a regular photographer at the tree, I have come away with one image in particular that holds a deeper meaning for me. For some reason I am drawn to it and, eventually, it will become a piece of artwork on my wall. This year...This is that image, I think...

(The image became a key component in my July 4th tribute as well as my 9/11 memorial tribute. Posted 10/21/11)

the feathers

During some "down-time" waiting for the eagles to return, I happened to notice a few feathers on the ground. They were so beautiful!
Since you are not supposed to take eagle feathers, I decided to "capture" them with my camera instead. :)