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I heard about this pair of bald eagles building a nest in front of a local elementary school. I had a hard time believe eagles would nest in front of a school. ...
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I heard about this pair of bald eagles building a nest in front of a local elementary school. I had a hard time believe eagles would nest in front of a school. Can you imagine, the bell ringing, kids yelling, and kicking balls, parents picking up the kids and honking their horns yet the birds were building a nest. When I got there I spent 3 hours and never saw one single eagle. I did see a nest. I went back the following day and got lucky. The female was bring stick for the nest. This is one of her trips. I have cropped out the school and put in a less cluttered textured background.Never thought I would see a Bald Eagle in Milpitas, California
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13 Comments |
trainwoman Platinum
 
trainwoman March 21, 2017
This is superb...what a real treat for you to see them close to home
mcampi Platinum
mcampi March 21, 2017
Bald Eagles in San Jose what next???
AHogue
 
AHogue March 22, 2017
WOW, awesome capture!
Mother_Nature
 
Mother_Nature March 23, 2017
WOW--Cannot get any better with Bird in flight than this Capture Mark--Fantastic Capture and Composition
Pamelabole PRO
 
Pamelabole March 23, 2017
Wonderful in-flight capture.....it must have been thrilling to see the Eagle flying. : )
nina050
 
nina050 March 23, 2017
You captured this never-to-be-seen-again scene perfectly.....LOVE this!!!
Daisy00
 
Daisy00 March 24, 2017
Haven't been out shooting for a while, but this image inspires me to move ahead Mark....been to Milpitas long ago, oh I miss California...no eagles in Hawaii:(( Thanks so much for showing this Mark, love it!!!!!
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 March 25, 2017
❤ this one,Mark! シ
sue-zon PRO+
 
sue-zon March 25, 2017
Damn! You're good, Mark . . . you're good!!! ッ
DorisSeybold
 
DorisSeybold March 29, 2017
perfect shot and edit Mark! and the story behind the image is very interesting
AmandaJayne
 
AmandaJayne April 02, 2017
Superb capture
chuckrickman
 
chuckrickman April 04, 2017
What pure dedication to getting your man so to speak! WOW
Bazz PRO+
 
Bazz April 06, 2017
Wow ... amazing capture!
Alfredo_Jose
 
Alfredo_Jose July 26, 2017
Excellent shot!
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