Mom and Papa's Visit Part II

The next day of our adventures we headed 10 mins from our home to Nisqually Wildlife Preserve in hopes to see some birds for our visiting bird aficionados. We had some luck too, we saw a family of barn owls, bald eagles, and the bald eagles nest! Thanks to Mama A who was the one who spotted two elusive eagles!


The Refuge looking out to the Puget Sound

Eagle hunters. Like I said, Mama A was the one who spotted the eagle when we were at the very end of the trail. Thank goodness or it would have been a long walk without seeing them.

Another beautiful day for us! We were really grateful for the weather while Mom and Papa were here.

Mother and Daughter.
The eagles nest is in the background in the tops of these trees. With binoculars you could really see how massive the nest is.

One of the best weather days of the year so far. Clear and calm.

This is the boardwalk winding out a way into the Refuge. More attempts to be artistic :)

This was taken by Papa with his fantastic zoom. We spotted this guy on our way up the Olympic Peninsula. In fact, that day we saw 5 eagles on that drive. There is something about them that makes them so cool to see. Majestic or something... Thanks again Papa for the rights to post this picture.

This is a bald eagle we saw at the wildlife refuge. He was perched in the highest tree standing guard over his territory.

And this was the nearby territory! Right at the perfect moment, Mama A spotted something flying in the distance and we followed it right the the nest. Otherwise, we would have completely missed seeing it. This is a zoom shot obviously,  and if you look really close at the nest you can see a curious little eagle poking its head out the top. That was fun to see!

In the end we got to see much more than we expected for the weekend, and we wiped Mom and Papa out with our long days of driving, hiking, shopping, eating, and Spade-playing. (Rob and Steph ultimate champions). We were so grateful to have them with us and to spend time with loved ones that we surely miss. We miss them already and we miss you all as well. We can't wait to see you all sometime soon.