Birds, Bats and Beyond

EAGLES: Update

   

Not a great photo, I know, but I was photographing this juvenile bald eagle from across the Hackensack River in Teaneck's Terhune Park.
   This month, I have seen a juvenile bald eagle sitting on a tree in Foschini Park in Hackensack on three of five lunch hours.
   On one of the two other days, I saw an eagle perched there  on my way to work. 

  As raptor expert Pete Dunne predicted in a recent interview with The Record, most of the adult bald eagles appear to have left the area, but the juveniles are still hanging around.
   The juveniles aren't nearly as striking, but it's still a kick to see one on a lunchtime run.

   

Bald eagle along the Hackensack River

      

   While running at lunch today, I saw an adult bald eagle flying down the Hackensack River between Hackensack and Teaneck.

   The eagle seemed to be harassing some gulls on a frozen stretch of water between Terhune Park in Teaneck and Foschini Park in Hackensack.

   It was the first eagle I've seen in this locale since last spring and, as always, an inspiring sight.

   It is one huge, powerful bird.

  I took the photo at the top of this post last week along the Hackensack River, farther north -- basically caught the eagle flying overhead and aimed my camera in its direction as it flew away.

  I guess I'll have to take a camera with me when I run at lunchtime from now on.