Today, we thought to go check on our Feathered Friends Of The Rondout. Upon arrival, there was not a human soul gawking, and the big, old nest was empty. That quickly changed.
Off in the dis-
tance, way up in the clouds, our first bird appeared. He turned out to be a juvenile - one of our summer fledglings, for sure. We were quite engrossed in his display, when in sailed adult white - literally out of the blue.
tance, way up in the clouds, our first bird appeared. He turned out to be a juvenile - one of our summer fledglings, for sure. We were quite engrossed in his display, when in sailed adult white - literally out of the blue.
Imagine our surprise when Big Baldy headed straight for the nest, stick in tow. Research tells me that such ginormous structures take months to construct and then require constant maintenance; e.g., the addition of new 'wood'. A nest continues to grow and solidify over many years, during which time the same parental pair will return to it for springtime breeding... a "home, sweet home", of sorts.
As soon as housekeeping was completed, off went our busy raptor... time to think about dinner.
We experienced quite the ongoing air show. It was hard to wrench ourselves away from Nature's gifts. I just needed one more shot of a more expansive view. All pics can be enlarged by left double-clicking on them. After doing so, see if you can find Baldy on a tree branch, in this parting shot.
A great day!
