Bird Day

Sunday. We decided to take a quick drive into Kitwanga to pick up some essentials at the general store. We always look forward to this drive down the Backroad, never knowing what we will see along the way. We’ve seen everything from a black bear sitting in the middle of Sedan Creek on a hot, summer day to a cougar dashing across the road at twilight. The cameras, of course come with us. Today was bird day… three ravens, two eagles, and a ruffed grouse. We had just come down one of the switchbacks into Cottonwood Canyon when Morningstar spotted an eagle lifting off from Sedan Creek. Three ravens also flew up and landed in nearby trees. I turned the Jeep around and went back to the bridge, but could see nothing. The eagle was too far away, so I resumed driving up the next switchback out of Cottonwood Canyon. Suddenly Morningstar yelled, “Stop, there’s the eagle. No – there are two eagles – in that tree.” I pulled over and Morningstar hauls out her old Nikon D100 camera, the one that died in Halifax and was later revived by the Nikon service center. With her telephoto lens (no tripod), she grabbed two shots – you see the best one here.
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