Ground Observations 2008-2009 - the Hope Season

[boonibarb]

Wasn*t that fun boys & girls?
What???
Your ears are bleeding?
But wasn*t it WORTH it??   

Okay, so, since i was on the way to work anyway, i moved a little faster so that i*d have time to stop at the nest on the way & get some fotos of Hope on the wide angle camera in the beautiful sunrise.
Fortunately my work that day was a little flexible.
So flexible that i never even showed up!
Here is what i found when i got to the nest at just before 6:44am.
Isn*t she magnificent??

july 21 2009 06:45 -  Hope on the wide angle camera

[boonibarb]

Of course, nothing escapes our young eagle-eye.
Even tho i was across the street in the yard in front of the blue roof house, Hope spotted me!

july 21 2009 06:47 - Hope on the wide angle camera



Not seconds after spotting me, she also spotted a bird!
A Red Shafted (Northern) Flicker?

july 21 2009 06:47:21 - Hope on the wide angle camera - spots a bird

[boonibarb]

july 21 2009 06:48 -  Hope on the wide angle camera in all her glory

[NancyM]

booni, these pictures of Hope are superb! You saved the best ones until now??!!

[boonibarb]

i think she was getting a little drowsy up there in the morning sun.
Here you can see her nictitating membrane.

july 21 2009 06:50 - Hope on the wide angle camera - nictitating membrane

[boonibarb]

Nancy, i took so many fotos that day.
i posted a few at the time.
The next day i took more, & on & on til the eagles left.
i*ve gotten so behind on posting all my fotos.
& this stash has been particularly daunting because there are so many to wade thru to find the good ones.
Now i*m kinda glad i still have them to delve into.

july 21 2009 06:53 - Hope nods off on the wide angle camera

[boonibarb]

july 21 2009 06:58 -  sweet Hope on the wide angle camera

[boonibarb]

Mum & Dad weren*t far away.

july 21 2009 07:02 - Dad in the Babysitting Tree

[boonibarb]

Looks like everyone was a little sleepy that day. 

july 21 2009 07:02:30 - Dad yawns in the Babysitting Tree

[boonibarb]

i wouldn*t mess with Dad if i were you.

july 21 2009 07:02:50 - fierce Dad in the Babysitting Tree

[boonibarb]

Don*t make me come over there!

Hope is to Dad*s right.

july 21 2009 0703 - fierce Dad in the Babysitting Tree

[boonibarb]

july 21 2009 7:07 - Mum in the Peters*s Tree



She was keeping an eye on Hope.

july 21 2009 7:07:50 - Mum watches Hope from the Peters*s Tree

[boonibarb]

july 21 2009 07:09 - Mum in the wind in The Peters*s Tree, keeping an eye on everything, including Hope.

video - click here

july 21 2009 07:13 - Mum in the Peters*s Tree, Dad in the Babysitting Tree, & Hope on the wide angle camera trying out her wings & then stretching!

video - click here

[boonibarb]

july 21 2009 07:14 - Hope on one foot on the wide angle camera

[boonibarb]

july 21 2009 07:14:27 - Hope on one foot on the wide angle camera
(oops, forgot to move my watermark   )



july 21 2009 07:14:28 - Hope tap dancing on the wide angle camera



july 21 2009 07:14:28:50 - Hope tap dancing on the wide angle camera

i like her stance in this one!!!
i wonder if those orange un-feathered patches on the backs of her legs are called anything?



july 21 2009 07:14:35 - Hope on the wide angle camera