The Majestic Eagle

We were hiking along the Great Miami River at Farrington Reserve when I saw a large bird fl;uy by just on the other side of the treeline. I thought it may be an eagle but I could not get a good view before it was out of sight. We walked a little further and as we approached the bridge over the river I saw this Bald Eagle. A few seconds later a second eagle flew out of the tree below this one. The pair both flew off. I am a bit of a raptor nerd.

~ Rick

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Surprise .. Osprey

What a surprise. Teresa was first to see her .. she was in a tree about 75 to 100 yards north of where we were hiking. We were at Garbry Big Woods Reserve taking a short hike on a busy day. Until I got a good zoom and could look at the photo I was not sure what we were looking at. Yes, it is a Osprey.

I have photographed an Osprey at Big Woods once before but that was a few years ago.

We tried to get closer but she flew away. Her wingspan was amazing. What an amazing sight.

~ Rick

Lunch?

Boy, that look .. I felt like She was sizing me up for lunch. I love watchng large birds of prey. This Red-tailed Hawk was intense and gave me extra time to capture a good photo.

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Young Eagles

This is one of many Juvenile Bald Eagle we saw this week. We were hiking at Grand Lake St Marys and enjoyed seeing so many of these beautiful, raptors. I added a second photo below.

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A Patient Hawk

It has been a while since we photographed a Broad-winged Hawk. This one surprised me by how long she allowed us to take pictures. We were close and moving .. she didn't take off. Beautiful bird.

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