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Well, I spent a lot of time driving and scoping out different areas for photography this weekend but did not take many pictures. Saturday was an overcast and kind of grey day, but I did manage to capture this one bald eagle as she left the nest shortly before sun set.

I seems to me that the Great Horned Owls are more "affectionate" with their mother and each other than the Bald Eagles I normally photograph. The interaction I usually see with the eagles occurs during feeding, and I do not usually see much preening type activity with them. With the owls I noticed the young ones preening each others feathers and also with their mother. In this shot the little one was using his/her beak on the mother's facial feathers.

The things you think of when you are board...

After spending almost 6 hours at the nest waiting, mom finally returned to feed the little ones. Whatever she fed them was already in the nest. Not 100% sure, but i think it was rabbit...

I shot this earlier today and just had to post one of the 500+ I shot before going to bed tonight. Tomorrow I will delete the 480 or so I screwed up and post a few of the others...

Nikon D7000
Sigma 120-300mm OS + 1.4X