First off, I want to thank everyone for the Birthday wishes. I was so busy over the weekend, that on our way up to the Camp I realized that I neglected to do that. So, Thank You!
My in-laws have a camp up on the shores of Lake Superior. We haven't been for a few years but decided to go for our Anniversary. The house was still standing when we got home tonight and my sister said the kids behaved really well.
Boy oh boy, where do I begin. Sadie is the best traveler you can ever imagine. I never would have thought that, being she's only 10 months old. She loved the lake and sand, just like a kid. I did a lot of knitting up there and managed to finish a couple of things. We did some hiking to a couple of spots that we haven't been before. Jim managed to get in some fishing. We did just a bit of visiting, but mostly we relaxed. I can't remember when we've had such a relaxing time. It was something the both of us needed. Even though Jim put in some working hours in the mornings, the rest of the day was free.
One highlight that occurred, is something that we don't see here at all. On Friday, after Jim got back from fishing, I went to pick him up from a couple of camps down the road. Decker, who Jim went fishing with was cleaning the fish and offered the guts of the fish to us. You're probably wondering what in the world would one do with fish guts, eh? Well, if you put the fish guts down by the waters edge you will get Seagulls to come, that in turn will lure the Eagles to come. I brought out my camera and sat in wait for the Eagles. The Seagulls definitely came and then came a couple of Eagles. I probably shot a minimum of 100 pictures. I just kept shooting. Jim and I were in awe of the scene that came about not only once but 3 times. I think I sat there for about 2 hours watching the Seagulls and Eagles.
Seagulls are something we see all the time. But, Eagles now are a different story.
The next 6 photos are actually in sequence to the amazing (at least to me) event to see.
It's really funny watching this whole event. The seagulls would head out away from shore over the lake when the Eagle would came back to try to get the fish guts. They would go so far and then loop back toward shore. One Seagull would always be trying to chase the Eagle away.
Here are a couple of shots that I thought were pretty cool. This was when I was just clicking away as the Eagle was flying overhead. They are also in sequence.
This one gave me goose bumps when I first saw it.
I'm thinking I got lucky in this one. That I was able to focus on the Eagle and not the pine tree.
Lots more pictures to come. I took over 1000 pictures. Of course I won't be posting them all. Just the best ones and the highlights from the trip.
I hope you enjoyed my Eagle shots.
