Some outings are long walks, and others are short, each with their own charms. Today, I had a typical walk at the Mercer Meadows Pole Farm in the morning. In the afternoon, I headed over to Mercer County Park in hopes of sighting and shooting photos of a few eagles.
It was a short walk from the marina parking lot to the viewing area by a gazebo on a finger of land that juts into the lake. I saw two mature bald eagles soaring overhead as I approached the gazebo. I got off a few quick shots before the birds headed off to the distance.
I parked myself on a bench, and a short while later another pair of eagles appeared almost directly overhead. I was able to shoot up at them as they soared overhead.
The sun was out in full, and I managed to get an a few decent shots, all of which needed to be cropped because the birds were far away. I’m not complaining. Any sighting of a bald eagle is cause for celebration. Any photos I can get are gravy.
The Jersey Birder 
When I was growing up in NJ, before Silent Spring, before environmental laws, during the DDT era, there was only 1 eagle nest left in NJ & very few osprey. That nest was in Cape May Cty. Happily those days are over. But, I fear we’re slipping back. Please, pay attention, stay vigilant.
Peace.
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Yes, we must be ever vigilant.
Other than a trip to Alaska many years ago, I had never seen a bald eagle until moving to New Jersey. One buzzed our house yesterday morning, my wife reports!
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