Tag: #AmericanBaldEagle

I’m Checking You Out!

I stopped by a park on the Hudson River in New York on the way home from work a few weeks ago. A younger eagle was sitting in a tree by the river. This adult flew by a few times checking on it and obviously checking me out as well. It gave me a look as it approached.

I’m Checking You Out! You’re Good

It seemed to decide I was okay and flew back to an area where the land on the river appeared to be private property. I am not sure if it had a nest in that area or if these were eagles wintering in the area.

I’m Checking You Out

I have been missing out on some good days to view wildlife lately. My car finally gave out. It was the hybrid battery. I put just under 367,000 miles on the car. I was hoping to make it to 400,000, but the math isn’t mathing to replace the battery. Hopefully, I will have another car soon and be able to enjoy more adventures. Have a safe and happy weekend!

Assateague Eagle

There are a lot of different kinds of wildlife to see at Assateague Island and the surrounding area. No telling where this American Bald Eagle’s nest is. It could be on the mainland or somewhere on the island. I only saw the eagle one day when I was there, so like the Adirondack eagles it probably travels a lot within the bay area.

These pictures were all taken from a kayak. It is hard to be steady when on a kayak. You can’t use a tripod.

This is an adult eagle. They get the white feathers totally in around their head by the time they are five. After they are born and fledge they mostly have brown feathers as juveniles.

When I saw it look down I was hoping it would swoop down and catch a fish. Not to be this day. I would like to see an eagle catch a fish.

After a while it flew away to another dead tree in another part of the bay. After three trips to Assateague, this was my first time seeing an eagle there. I felt lucky.