Five years ago we were wandering around Alaska in our RV. As we traveled I was always on the lookout for wildlife and we saw plenty of it.
Along with the many land and sea animals, I enjoyed seeing the birds. The Bald Eagles were my favorite and there were more Bald Eagles than I’ve ever seen anywhere else. We saw them perched in trees, soaring overhead, and even in a nest in front of the Homer Post office. The most unusual sighting was seeing one fly right beside the truck as we drove along the Homer Spit. I was so busy watching him keep up with us that I didn’t get a chance to take his picture!
Inspired by Ingrid’s Wandering Wednesday photo prompt – birds
Wandering Dawgs 
Amazing eagle photos!❤️
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Last summer while hiking at Goldwater Lake here in Prescott, I saw my first bald eagle in nature. As we continued our hike, I lost sight of it until it startled us by flying over our heads. I could hear the wings and was so captivated in the moment that I failed to capture an image. So I can relate to your tale about the eagle flying along side the truck … had to be quite the sight!
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Wow! Those wings must have made a loud sound. They kind of take your hearth away don’t they? Until I saw them up close I didn’t realize how big they really are. In Alaska we started to look in the trees for a big white head.
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Yes, the eagle was much bigger than I ever imagined and the sound of the wings was amazing!
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Great photos. That stare is nerve-wracking!
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Thank you! They were more interested in finding food than it what I was doing.
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Great pictures. We were just in Homer the other day, checking on the eaglet. It’s almost 12 weeks old and will be leaving the nest soon. I posted a picture of it on my WanderingRVer FB page. The only other place I’ve ever seen this meany eagles was Nova Scotia.
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Aren’t they wonderful to see? The eaglet we saw would be five years old by now. I wonder if he is still in the area. The nest at the post office had been badly damaged by a storm the year before we were there and the parents had been rebuilding it.
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We saw another nest near the McDonald’s with twins in it but we couldn’t get a decent shot of them. I’m always in awe of them.
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Great photos! Oddly, we only saw 2 or 3 Bald Eagles when we were in Alaska. One was a rescue that they had in Juneau. I was surprised by how huge these birds actually are. I wish we’d have seen more. They’re so beautiful.
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I’m glad you were able to see some eagles while you were there. Most of the ones we saw were near water.
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They are always beautiful. Even flocking the docks to steak cast-off fish guts, somehow these guys still come across as the most dignified bird around.
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Absolutely fantastic! Love the lighthouse and eagle in the tree nearby. Also the eagle in the sitka spruce. Beautiful! When we visited Homer we weren’t as lucky with eagle sightings (Richard grew up in Anchorage).
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I’m almost speechless. Most of us never have an opportunity to see a Bald Eagle in its natural environment, and look at all these amazing photos. You must have been smiling the entire time you were putting this post together. 🙂
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I was smiling when I saw them in person and smiling looking through the photos. They are huge and their white heads made them easy to find in the trees. I loved seeing them fly.
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I will always remember the eagles near the cruise ship pier in Juneau. They were amazing to watch. Thanks for the photos. Unfortunately our attempts at capturing their images were not as successful.
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