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My wife was headed to an appointment last week when something caught my eye as we were going by a local beaverpond a few miles south of the house. I only had a 24-70 zoom on my camera and these are certainly not postcard quality and being on a schedule I couldn't stop but for a couple of minutes. But, I did manage to get some "proof of existence" shots! I *thought* I saw one of these fly over the end of the yard a while back into the pines behind the house but I wrote it off as probably hawk or owl being as I just got a brief flash of it through some trees. Anyhow, I'm sure it's no biggie for lots of y'all but this is a first for me here in my locale.
Little Birdie

Very cool, Panman!!! It's a thrill to see them when they're out of the norm. The only other one I've seen was a couple of years ago below Jordan Dam. I happened to look down the river and here it came, just about treetop high over the water. Besides its beauty, I was stunned by its sheer size, too. Very cool. The one in the pictures was smaller than the one that I saw at Lake Jordan but still a large bird!

Lots of them here in Colorado. Several nesting pairs within a few miles of me. Always wonderful to see. I am 71 and saw my first one when I was about 27.

Cool! I think maybe they're just moving back into the area after a long, long absence.

Oooh, a Ealges/Giant joke was bound to show up sooner or later!

That float trip must of been GREAT!!!!! Probably a surreal fantasy-type feeling as you watched all of them.

A look of "disdain"...I love it!!!!!

Mike, this one was similar to that in that it really didn't worry about us being near. I first spotted it flying as we approached the beaver pond. When I stopped the vehicle it landed on top of the dead tree. During the few minutes we were there it glanced our way a couple of times as if thinking "Oh boy, some more rubberneckers.". I got out of the vehicle and it flew down to the waters surface...it wasn't too concerned about us at all. It was definitely a treat. I'm thinking about going back early one morning with a little camo on and park the jeep further down the road and see if I can get some more shots of it. It was probably just passing through, though. Later that evening we rode back by and there were some dark colored ducks and a duckling out in the water so the eagle probably wasn't anywhere around then.