For this challenge Ann-Christine asks “What happened on your last outing? Did you meet a friend or did you go shopping? Or maybe you just took a walk in the beautiful weather? What made you take out your camera? We’d love to find out!”
Henry and I have heard about sightings of an American Bald Eagle Nest at the Ft. Pulaski National Monument between Savannah and Tybee Island, Georgia. On a recent overcast Sunday afternoon we drove to the monument in search of the nest. I made sure I had my telephoto lens with me.
As the ranger at the gate was checking Henry’s National Park Senior Pass we asked her where the nest was. She gave us directions and we began our quest. We found what appeared to be a nest but there were no birds in sight so we began to explore around the Civil War era fort. We called it a day when it started raining a few minutes later.
Two days later on the spur of the moment I decided to go back to search for the eagle again. I grabbed my camera but left my telephoto lens at home. This time when I talked to the ranger she said one of the eagles had been flying around the fort. I almost turned around to go get my big lens but it was getting late and I decided to just wander around the fort instead.
I went straight to where the nest was and surprise! There was a big bird on the nest. I couldn’t get a good enough picture to tell if it is an eagle or not. In the following gallery the image on the left is the closest shot I could get of the bird on the nest. The image on the right is cropped for a closer look. I tried cropping even closer but it’s such a blur I didn’t want to include it here. I can’t tell if it’s a juvenile eagle, a vulture, or some other big bird. I learned my lesson – always bring the big lens!
It was a beautiful day to wander around the fort and snap a few photos.
Even though I didn’t get the Bald Eagle images I was hoping for I had two enjoyable outings to Ft. Pulaski.
Many thanks to Ann-Christine for this challenge Lens-Artists #343 – Seen on my Last Outing
Wandering Dawgs 