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November 27th, 2009
I'm currently visiting my folks in Virginia. Virginia weather is just bizarre sometimes. Today we're alternating between fair weather, rain, and hail. Hail at 12C, mind you--and sometimes falling out of a sunny blue sky with just a few wispy white clouds overhead.
My mother, aunt and I found a few precipitation-free hours this morning and went out to Dutch Gap, a conservation area on the James River. The wintering Ring-Necked Ducks were in their usual place, milling around on the marsh along with Canada Geese. In the same area was one of the coolest things I've seen in three years of this hobby. Two Bald Eagles were perched on a bare tree. Then one of them flew over to the other, hovered, landed on top, and started mating! Noisily and enthusiastically, I might add. I was fortunate enough to find a break in the trees and get four good photos before they separated. We were practically jumping up and down (actually my aunt was literally jumping up and down) with excitement.
November 27th, 2009
I'm currently visiting my folks in Virginia. Virginia weather is just bizarre sometimes. Today we're alternating between fair weather, rain, and hail. Hail at 12C, mind you--and sometimes falling out of a sunny blue sky with just a few wispy white clouds overhead.
My mother, aunt and I found a few precipitation-free hours this morning and went out to Dutch Gap, a conservation area on the James River. The wintering Ring-Necked Ducks were in their usual place, milling around on the marsh along with Canada Geese. In the same area was one of the coolest things I've seen in three years of this hobby. Two Bald Eagles were perched on a bare tree. Then one of them flew over to the other, hovered, landed on top, and started mating! Noisily and enthusiastically, I might add. I was fortunate enough to find a break in the trees and get four good photos before they separated. We were practically jumping up and down (actually my aunt was literally jumping up and down) with excitement.
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