May 9, 2012 | nature & awe
Recap. Shall we? Part I, 2009: Eagle nest in our back yard. Part II: Strange Eagle activity. Eagle eggs? Babies. X2! They eat. They grow. Big. Fast. They want to fly. They are so high. We fret. Part III: They fly! And then they are gone, and we are left here. Empty...
May 2, 2012 | nature & awe
Those babies did eventually fly, although it came as a bit of a surprise to all of us. It was early on a Sunday morning in the Spring of 2009. I was away visiting my parents when my sweet husband called. I could hear him pacing. I can’t believe you aren’t...
Apr 29, 2012 | nature & awe
One of them is always in the nest, we noticed, early in the Spring of 2009. That must mean there are eggs, don’t you think? How many times did we say that to each other that first year? (We who were such novices to the nesting pattern of Eagles.) And then she...