365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Saturday, January 24, 2015
Under The Double Eagle
Day 103: On my way in town today, I thought I'd take a short walk (3-mile round trip) out to the second bridge on the Bud Blancher Trail in Eatonville. At the turn-around point, I heard the familiar keening cry of a Bald Eagle and looked up to see two perched in a tree and a third circling nearby. All three were intently surveying the Little Mashel River until they happened to notice me. You can't really appreciate the size of these majestic birds properly until you come under the same scrutiny as a potential salmon breakfast. While I may not be exactly bite-sized (close!), when those yellow eyes were trained on me, I felt rather small indeed!
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