Bye-bye birdie

 Off into the overcast sky it went...

Beside the road

 This Bald Eagle was right beside a two-lane highway.  As we approached, it flew a few yards into the field.  Thankfully, there was no traffic...I stopped in the middle of the road and shot past Roger to get a couple snaps.  Even though I seen no traffic anywhere near, I was afraid to try to get out to take any photos.  BTW, it was the third eagle of the day. 

From the highway

 Coming north from Terre Haute, I spotted this Bald Eagle over across the highway.  I had to do a double take to see that it was an eagle.  I went up to the next left turn lane and came back down the highway and pulled off to the side to get this photo.  It is a cropped version of the picture I took.  With my little point and shoot I was having a hard time seeing what I was getting.

Look what we saw today....

This handsome bird was in a tree beside the highway...these I show you are taken while I sat in the Rav4...

None of the shots are cropped...

I got out and walked across the road to see if I could get a better view without all the twigs in front of her/him but it was even worse.  S/he just watched me.  I wasn't right under him, but I was sure not far away.  I went and got back in the Rav4 and there were two or three cars passed right after and it finally flew away.

Bald Eagle

I saw this guy back in September in Terre Haute.  Actually I was going down the last street on the west side and spotted him.  I quickly pulled off the road into the empty lot, and walked fairly close to him.   Or her.   It was misting rain...I have worked with the photo a bit to try to improve it. And it is cropped from the original.

Eagle...

We saw this eagle not a mile from here...I was trembling with excitement.  Just could not believe we were seeing it where we seen it.

 I took a dozen pictures or more, none were very good but at least you can see it...

Any day we see an eagle is a good day!

Already slacking on the job...

I cannot believe I done skipped a day posting...maybe this is going to be the new me...skipping days all the time.

Anyway, how about this fellow/gal?

We went for a little drive Sunday--just checking out the fishing spots.  At the tailwaters of the dam, Roger asked if I wanted to drive on back...I said it doesn't matter.

He said well, we never know what we will see, and he had not driven 20 or 30 feet when he spotted this eagle.  I got out of the Rav and started walking back.  The eagle just sat.  I don't think I ever got to where there was  no little limbs in front of him.  But they aren't too bad in these.  He finally took off and flew down the creek and lit on the other side.

I took this one across the creek...he had not gone very far.  He did not set there as long this time, but flew back up the creek and lit in another tree on the other side.  It is/was just thrilling to think we did not scare him so bad that he took off for good.

All three of these photos are cropped and grainy, but still thrilled to get them.  It was so dark and cloudy, I had my ISO set at 1600....plus I have fiddled with these in Picasa. 

A juvenile....

We were headed north to Veedersburg...taking the long way there by going up 63, then cutting across at Cayuga.  I spotted his mom and pop and had Roger pull over...that is when he noticed this third.  I will have the mom and pop over at Pics & Pieces...the juvenile looked even bigger than the mom and dad....at least I assume they were the mom and dad.  S/he seemed bigger than either of them....I think if I looked out my door and seem them every day of my life that I would still be thrilled to see them.

The mamas and the papas...and youngsters

Though this is not a very good picture, I have to show it to prove to you there were 4 eagles!!! Click it to make it bigger...you can easily see the two adults with their white heads...and the youngster that is farthest away is close to the adult and fairly easily seen. The youngster that is closer to us in the photo, is over my copyright.
All four flew up and headed towards the river however this one circled back to fly over the farmland surrounding us. It is the same eagle in both pictures.
I was so hoping to see an eagle today, but usually the days I start out hoping to see one, I don't. And I did not in my wildest dreams think I would see more than one. In my younger years, I never would have expected to see an eagle any place other than the zoo!

Needless to say, seeing these made our day.