The Eagle Has Landed

I was busy at my workbench when I heard some noise and looked out over the tidal plain just beyond our house. I saw two eagles on a dry hump in the basin. One was a juvenile, looked to be only a yearling. The other was an adult in all his grandeur. It takes 4 years for a bald eagle to get its full white head and tail. A yearling is almost all dark with only a small amount of mottling.

I grabbed my little Nikon Coolpix 2500 (a VERY basic camera) and our small birding telescope and using Gooserock's technique I took some shots through the telescope. By the time I was ready, the juvenile had left but Himself was still there.

This first photo is for reference to see how close he is to human habitation. The rest of the photos I engaged the camera's telephoto function.