Thursday, May 7, 2009

Spring Continues to Sprung



I'm still watching the Norfolk, WV eaglets. It seems like only yesterday they were tiny little fluffballs tucked in a nest bowl. And now they are almost as big as their dad (at least I think that's dad, because dad has skinnier legs). They bounce up and down and stretch their wings. Poor things, it has been raining a lot and quite heavily in WV lately, so more often than not when I check on them, they have been soggy lumps. Eaglets here in the NW are still fairly newly hatched, so the comparison is pretty interesting.

Meanwhile, in my yard, a Black-Headed Grosbeak stopped in for a snack on his way to...? Maybe he'll stick around? And bring friends?

3 comments:

Buskitten said...

Wow! What beautiful and amazing photographs! How do you get so much detial Gillian? Telephoto lens? Fantastic shots!

Gillian said...

Thank you. I just use my little Sony Cybershot...but I have it on the 3:2 aspect ratio and the original size is 42" x 28", so when I want to crop down to something in the middle, it's still pretty clear. (The eagles are curtesy of the Norfolk Botanical Garden Webcam.) I left off the liner note for that. ;)

Raindrop said...

the eagle chicks are getting pretty big!