Cascade Crew

Al Hasse · Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 9:28 pm Post subject: Eagles in the tree tops near home

Actually at home, the tree in my neighbor's yard. One was in the treetop making all kinds of racket while the other was circling overhead. By the time I got my camera, the one had left and the remaining one was just taking flight. Pretty amazing shot with the DSLR and 300mm lens (35mm equivalent is 450mm). These were taken May 16th.

Up in the trees about 75 feet or more.

This the same eagle just taking flight from the tree

Cropped image of the second photo

TurdGen1989 · Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 8:41 am Post subject:

nice pictures!!

IROCDave · Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 12:41 pm Post subject:

Make sure your pets are inside or you might witness a scene from the wild kingdom in your yard!

Cool pics.

'92 camaro boss · Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 1:03 pm Post subject:

want to bring one down here. i have a cat problem.

Schultzy89GTA · Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 6:12 pm Post subject:

Awesome shots Al! Thanks for sharing.

-Schultzy

Quasi-Traction · Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 8:25 pm Post subject:

That's pretty cool, Al.

Enjoyed the shots.

popballz · Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 3:22 pm Post subject:

Not as good as your pictures, but here is a nest I saw on a pole line road where I ride my dirt bike in Grapeview, not far from Bremerton.

My friend said there is another one that is bigger.

Those power line poles are huge, so that nest is actually pretty big!

Al Hasse · Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 6:26 pm Post subject:

Their nests (aeries) can be a couple hundred pounds and more than 6 feet in diameter.

chevymad · Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 7:20 pm Post subject:

We've got several large nests like that around here, but they're osprey nests. Huge birds, much bigger then an eagle. 2m wingspan! There's a huge nest on one bridge between cathlamet and skamokawa, another on the puget island bridge. The corps of engineers had to get a little creative to keep them from building their nests over the top of the channel markers too. They were blocking the blinking lights so ships couldnt use them to navigate.