It’s Good To Forget ... Sometimes

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On Monday we decide to head to Grand Lake St. Marys for some hiking. I was also excited to get a few photos. I loaded up and off we went.

Sadly, after we arrived, I realzied I had left my camera at home. We still hiked .. Teresa shot a few photos, but I only shot a couple using my iPhone. Not the experience I was hoping for, but it was nice to be out and the weather was beautiful.

When we started talking about our plans for Tuesday, we decided to go back to the lake, but this time with my camera gear along for the action. We had seen two large eagle nest the day before, and I was excited about the possibilities.

I’ll cut to the photos here:

We saw five different Bald Eagles. The top two photos were taken just off of SR127, just sound of Celina, Ohio. In the second photo, if you look close, you will see two eagles in the nest.

The next photo was shot at Windy Point. It was a very difficult photo given the distance involved, but it turned out to be better than I expected. She flew away when we tried to hike closer.

The last two photos were taken at a nest near Houston, Ohio just off of SR66. Again, two eagles at this nest when we arrived. One flew to a nearby tree for the photo op.

Think about this for a second. That is amazing. It was not long ago that it was rare to see a single bald eagle ... We saw five of them in one morning.

What a great day. I am grateful that I forgot my camera and had to go back a second day. Nature was kind to us.

~ Rick


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A Very Sharp Hawk

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This is the first time I have photographed a Sharp-shinned Hawk. In fact, I am not sure I have ever seen one around here. I almost missed it due to how well the colors fit in with the trees. What a beautiful bird.

~ Rick


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Hunting Dinner

Hunting For Dinner

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We saw this Red-tailed Hawk looking for her dinner one day last week. Such a beautiful bird. It was the first hawk we have seen in a couple weeks.

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Two Young Eagles

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We spent some time hiking at Grand Lake St. Marys State Park one day this week. We have been there many times, but I don’t think we have ever seen so many Great Blue Heron’s. I’ll share a few of those photos soon, but today I wanted to share these eagle photos.

We begin our day by hiking at Windy Point. It is one of our favorte spots, and it is considered a good place for birding. My experience echos this. Over the past 3 summers, we have stopped at this location several times, and have seen a number of beautiful birds. It’s never very busy either, so its perfect.

After we hiked to the end of the point and back, we saw these two juvenile bald eagles in a nearby tree. I shot the individual photos, and Teresa captured them both in the 3rd photograph. We almost missed them but stayed put long enough for us to capture a few great photos.

The next two photos were captured as they flew away.

We saw one adult Bald Eagle, but I missed that photo opportunity.

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A Break From The Children

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I took this photo a couple weeks back. I am still trying to get a good photo of this Bald Eagle but getting the camera to Focus at this distance continues to be a challenge. The tree where she is located is about a football field away, and focusing on her in this tree continues to be tough. This shot is not too bad .. just not up to my expecations.

She is keeping an eye on the nest where she has two babies. I thought there was three but I can confirm two now. I guess she needed a break from the children. At this stage, they eat and grow .. a lot.

~ Rick

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