It was an exciting day at the eagles nest! Both adults were on the nest when I arrived at the canyon, so I stopped to snap as many pictures as I could before one of them flew off for their next meal.
As I expected, it didn’t take long for one of them to depart, but I was excited to see a little head sticking up over the rim of the nest! I knew from other years that it was about time to discover what the breeding season had produced, and was glad to see that that our nesting pair was successful with their hatch once again! Of course the question remained, how many eggs hatched this season!
However, I was eager to drive upstream to see if I could find our osprey pair so I left the eagles to their feeding for the time. I didn’t find our osprey today, but a lone great blue heron was standing guard over the pristine blue waters of the South Platte River. This handsome fellow standing on a rock out in the middle of the river didn’t seem to mind a distant photographer with a telephoto lens.
When I returned to the nest I was excited to discover two little heads, so I quickly grabbed my binoculars for a look. As I gazed carefully at the activity, it soon became apparent that there were three new eaglets this season, for mom and dad to feed! This particular breeding pair has proven to be quite good at caring for their little ones, and last year they raised three healthy young ones to flight. Hopefully that will be the case this year as well!
Here are a few more images from today’s adventure! I hope you enjoy them.
If you would like to learn more about Colorado’s great raptors, and maybe capture some amazing images with your camera, please consider purchasing my book Seasons of the Raptor from my Amazon Author Page! This book is filled with beautiful full color images that I have captured through the years in the canyon and other great locations througout Colorado. With this book, you will discover the best locations to find our great birds, and camera techniques to capture great images!
I have also recently completed my newest novel in my historical fiction wildlife trilogy, called The War On Wildlife. Follow my exciting cast of characters across the American West as they experience many exciting adventures while doing their part to save our four footed wild heritage from destruction at the hands of hunters, trappers, ranchers and even the government agency tasked with their survival.
Krull has recently completed his War on Wildlife trilogy, which includes three historical fiction adventure novels. The entire series can be purchased as a set, or as individual installments. The saga begins in California as a fashion photographer learns about the famous matriach of a Yellowstone wolf pack. The saga continues as the main characters explore the American west while facing tragedy, and triumph and many exciting adventures along the way. Readers will learn about the famous Yellowstone wolf known as 06 for the year she was born, the exploits of a famous wild Colorado mustang stallion named Picasso, and finally about Colorado’s first wild wolf pack since their extinction in the early 20th century.
Steven W. Krull is a renowned photographer and author who has been photographing and writing of the beauty and wildlife of the Colorado Rocky Mountains for over two decades. Please visit his website at S.W. Krull Imaging to view his work, including thousands of prints for sale, stock images for commercial use, and his library of published books.
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