These are from Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge, from a while ago, May 2012 to be exact. At the gate the park ranger told us that some visitors had spotted Bald Eagles flying around, and he pointed out the trail where we might see them. This was the trail we were heading too and ever hopeful but keeping expectations low, we were bowled over by first seeing the Osprey, and then the Bald Eagle. Gregg took all the photos of them, except the one I took of him at the end of this post. They were flying very high, but I have cropped the picture for a better look.
The first indication of the birds were their calls as they flew over our heads. They sounded very agitated and were squawking loudly. Then we saw the Bald Eagle flying across their territory and we thought this might have been the reason for their distress. We also thought they probably had a nest nearby and were being protective.
We could now identify the two Osprey.
Very agitated as previously mentioned...
because of the Bald Eagle.
A beautiful sight for us...
but not for the Osprey. They didn't settle down until the eagle was a small speck in the distance.
They made our day!
Gregg agreed!
