Road Trip

Yesterday we took off early.  Earlier than we thought.  With the time change, and our own time clocks not yet completely tuned in.  Well we made it out the door about 6:45 am and headed up the road. somewhere on route 17 between Tappahannock and Fredericksburg Va. we saw soaring high a majestic Bald Eagle.  Within minutes we saw the second Eagle, also in flight.  We were commenting on how you never see two Eagles flying separately when in the road, just to the side of our vehicle we almost hit a third Bald Eagle.  It was within 10 feet of our van, after some road kill in the middle of the Highway.  The Wildlife Center of Virginia does a great job of rescuing and rehabilitating injured birds of all sorts.  My friend Sally is working with her second eagle rescue in the last couple of weeks.  Follow the link above to see more.

The Bald Eagle almost didn't make it as our national bird., because it occasionally would eat carrion.  Benjamin Franklin wanted the wild turkey. Thankfully the Bald Eagle won out; however the wild Turkey is a grand bird too.

Bald Eagle on the shore Belle Isle State Park

We are blessed here in the Northern Neck of Virginia to be surrounded with areas the allow bountiful wildlife.  Here in Lancaster County we have
Belle Isle State Park