I was told there was nest not too far away from where I live and decided that weekend I will go look for it. But before the weekend came, I was researching and preparing in hopes of coming home with some photos. The thing that took the most time was trying to locate the nest with google maps. All I had to reference was a few photos, a video and a location drop. Not exactly the most precise thing but gave me a solid general location of the nest.
After a long walk which felt like an eternity, I arrived at the nest to see two young eagles in the nest! But no adult eagles anywhere. For the most part the young eagles were just sitting in the nest observing me as I observe them. Some time passed and one of the eagles decided to give the wings a stretch. Also harassing its sibling that didn’t want any part of it.
More time passed and it’s getting closer to sunset. An adult came back and perched on top the tree. I was hoping that it would go and check on the young. But it just sat on the branch surveying the Mississippi.
Not only did I see one adult but both of the adults! I was not expecting to see any adults but I’m glad I was able to. I really hope I can see the eagles more in the future! This experience has taught me a few things like I need more focal reach. A 200-400mm and a 1.4x teleconverter was not enough reach on full frame. I had to do some cropping for the photos. Also my binoculars that I brought along weren’t cutting it as well. But overall it was good experience that I didn’t even have to leave town for! It was basically in my “backyard”. I just need to find the time to go back!
