Straight Arrow
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Very cool!I couldn't wait until Sunday! To some it's no biggie but to us it's major cool! We have 2 Bald Eagles. I've seen a couple miles to the south of us but never around here in 40+ years of living in the Backcountry. I was in my backhoe running up to stack some brush to burn. The tractor didn't bother them a bit so I got a little closer. I was about 100' away and they took off.View attachment 323354View attachment 323355View attachment 323356View attachment 323357
Where I live along the West Gallatin River, the bald eagles are around all winter, fishing and feeding. Last year for the first time I had seen it, two eagles were flying together along the river, making more noises than usual. As I sat by the firepit watching them, they alit in a big cottonwood tree ... and the one bald eagle gave the other one a piggy-back ride!
By the time it was clear to me what was happening, I couldn't get my phone camera ready quickly enough to document the exciting scene.