Since last December, I have been following two eagle pair in Pitt County, NC, as they go through their yearly cycle of bringing new eaglets into the world. In each case, the pairs have regularly produced offspring for the past 5 years to my knowledge, and longer than that according to other observers. This steady and prolific pace of two per pair per year can only help the growing population of this National Bird in our area of North Carolina. It is very gratifying to see their great comeback since coming close to disappearing in the past. While there is a long way to go in assuring a truly healthy population across the US, observations across the country indicate that the scene we see here in our local area is being repeated in most areas.
The pictures below will show the two separate pairs in sequence. The first set of pictures will follow the growth of what I will refer to as the Cypress Couple. They started nesting in late January and their two young'uns are getting close(if they did not already this past week) to fledging. The last pictures shown of them below were taken last Tuesday, so they may well be already cavorting in the sky above us. The second couple, referred to as the Pine Couple started in late February and I have yet to get pictures of the eaglets with their heads up and visible, although I expect to see them any day now. When I do, I will add their pics to those below.
It is truly a privilege and a real thrill to have the chance to photograph these beautiful birds. See pics below.
The pictures below will show the two separate pairs in sequence. The first set of pictures will follow the growth of what I will refer to as the Cypress Couple. They started nesting in late January and their two young'uns are getting close(if they did not already this past week) to fledging. The last pictures shown of them below were taken last Tuesday, so they may well be already cavorting in the sky above us. The second couple, referred to as the Pine Couple started in late February and I have yet to get pictures of the eaglets with their heads up and visible, although I expect to see them any day now. When I do, I will add their pics to those below.
It is truly a privilege and a real thrill to have the chance to photograph these beautiful birds. See pics below.
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