Winter Blues Beaten Part 1 - Eagles on the River

I am so very happy to check off  Idea Number 5 on my 10 Ways to Beat the Winter Blues post!  Today I picked my son C up from school and we went down the river to go watch for eagles!  It was a lot of fun spending the afternoon with him.  Even though we froze our tushes off in 10 degree weather with some God awful windchill AND I almost got frostbite on my fingertips taking these pictures.  It's all about the moments though isn't it? 

 

This guy was quite puffed up and proud of his perch let me tell you.

 His nest was like two branches below and he was keeping an eye out on everybody!  Did you know that eagles make some of the biggest nests in the bird world.  They come to the same areas every year and keep adding on to their nests.  Pretty cool!

 



This is the back of a juvenile bald eagle.  They start off mottled like this and get their adult coloring: the distinct white head,  gold beak, and dark coloring until they are around 5 years of age.  The coloring of the juveniles could help adult eagles from being overly agressive to them, since they are not ready to mate yet.

 

This picture was kind of cool because you can see the sense of motion as the eagle is flying away and how they tuck their talons beneath their tail feather.  It was so much fun watching them glide around the dam and fish in the river and be able to spend the time with my son watching them.

 

Enjoying my winter on the river!  Hope you are enjoying your winter as well!

 





This post is also part of a Photo Friday on Delicious Baby, R We There Yet Mom, and Budget Travelers Sandbox

I am so very happy to check off  Idea Number 5 on my 10 Ways to Beat the Winter Blues post!  Today I picked my son C up from school and we went down the river to go watch for eagles!  It was a lot of fun spending the afternoon with him.  Even though we froze our tushes off in 10 degree weather with some God awful windchill AND I almost got frostbite on my fingertips taking these pictures.  It's all about the moments though isn't it? 

 

This guy was quite puffed up and proud of his perch let me tell you.

 His nest was like two branches below and he was keeping an eye out on everybody!  Did you know that eagles make some of the biggest nests in the bird world.  They come to the same areas every year and keep adding on to their nests.  Pretty cool!

 



This is the back of a juvenile bald eagle.  They start off mottled like this and get their adult coloring: the distinct white head,  gold beak, and dark coloring until they are around 5 years of age.  The coloring of the juveniles could help adult eagles from being overly agressive to them, since they are not ready to mate yet.

 

This picture was kind of cool because you can see the sense of motion as the eagle is flying away and how they tuck their talons beneath their tail feather.  It was so much fun watching them glide around the dam and fish in the river and be able to spend the time with my son watching them.

 

Enjoying my winter on the river!  Hope you are enjoying your winter as well!

 





This post is also part of a Photo Friday on Delicious Baby, R We There Yet Mom, and Budget Travelers Sandbox

I am so very happy to check off  Idea Number 5 on my 10 Ways to Beat the Winter Blues post!  Today I picked my son C up from school and we went down the river to go watch for eagles!  It was a lot of fun spending the afternoon with him.  Even though we froze our tushes off in 10 degree weather with some God awful windchill AND I almost got frostbite on my fingertips taking these pictures.  It's all about the moments though isn't it? 

 

This guy was quite puffed up and proud of his perch let me tell you.

 His nest was like two branches below and he was keeping an eye out on everybody!  Did you know that eagles make some of the biggest nests in the bird world.  They come to the same areas every year and keep adding on to their nests.  Pretty cool!

 



This is the back of a juvenile bald eagle.  They start off mottled like this and get their adult coloring: the distinct white head,  gold beak, and dark coloring until they are around 5 years of age.  The coloring of the juveniles could help adult eagles from being overly agressive to them, since they are not ready to mate yet.

 

This picture was kind of cool because you can see the sense of motion as the eagle is flying away and how they tuck their talons beneath their tail feather.  It was so much fun watching them glide around the dam and fish in the river and be able to spend the time with my son watching them.

 

Enjoying my winter on the river!  Hope you are enjoying your winter as well!

 





This post is also part of a Photo Friday on Delicious Baby, R We There Yet Mom, and Budget Travelers Sandbox