At a nearby lake, recently many people had spotted some large birds flying around the dam at the front of the lake. So I went to check it out on Veteran's Day of last year. What I found was a huge family of bald eagles. There are a pair of adults, and somewhere in the neighborhood of six to eight juveniles. The first time I saw them, There were four juveniles sitting on the dam in a line.
Then after a while, two more came flying in and flew right over top of me, they were huge birds, and I had never seen them so close. They circled me a few times before flying into the distance.
Then a few minutes later, from the trees came a loud, high pitched screaming noise. Across the lake, two adult eagles had just taken flight and were quickly gaining altitude. I quickly took a few shots before they were too high for my camera's zoom to reach. The adult birds were amazing. The screech they let out was like nothing I had ever heard. Since I am a huge bird fan this was a great experience for me and was easily the closest I had ever seen a bald eagle, and the first time I had seen an entire family of them. The juveniles stuck around for a couple hours before taking off to go hunt for the day.
The eagles are still there to this day and anyone driving by the lake can see them. The babies are usually sitting on the dam, while the more elusive parents are circling high in the sky, or are hidden in the trees. I sent some pictures to the local news station, who featured them in an ad for their "YouNews" program, which allows people to send in their own stories and pictures. I have been back to the lake twice since the first time and I am never disappointed.
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