Mary and I went to Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge today for the first time. On the wildlife drive we 3 Sand Hill cranes, some Ring Neck ducks, 2 pairs of Trumpeter Swans. Of each pair one appeared on a nest and the other swimming close by. They were on two different ponds.
The highlight was seeing the mom feeding her two new Eaglets. From the road and 8x42 binoculars we thought we could see something moving in the nest. I stopped and set up my Meade ETX 90 EC astronomy scope. We were looking at 48X and decided to kick it up 78X. While I was focusing it in the mom landed right in front of my eyes. She was feeding her young. Kicked it up to 96X for a while. About 4 cars stopped and got to share in the site. I was surprised how big and feathered they were already. They were really active until they finished eating and then like me they just laid down. She stood guard on the edge of the nest. Our first visit there but certainly not our last!! ------ http://USFamily.Net/info - Unlimited Internet - From $8.99/mo! ------
