I happened to be watching the eagle nest this morning and was treated to getting pics of them adding another piece to it. I can see the nest from two locations and both are fairly far away. Our guess is that the nest is probably at least 600 to 800 feet away from the two vantage points. So, even with my long lens, the photos are a bit grainy. I still enjoy watching them and sharing what I see.

I watched one of the eagles take off. I did my best to track him through the trees.

He (or she) came out into the open and then turned back toward the nest.

He flew straight at a dead tree and without slowing down, he grabbed the end of a dead branch. I heard a loud crack as he snapped off a long piece and continued on through the trees back to the nest.

He appeared to land with it exactly where he wanted it.

The other eagle flew back into the tree just above the nest. They seemed quite pleased and continued to guard their magnificent home.