Bald Eagles

I've been dreaming of getting a decent picture of a hawk for a couple weeks now. I just knew my dad would love it. He's such an outdoorsman and would appreciate wildlife pictures much more than the kid pictures I tend to bore him with. Up until this weekend, this was the best bird picture I had:

At that point in time I was happy with it. It wasn't the puffed up Red Tailed Hawk I was imagining, but it was sitting in my backyard...so that upped the cool points for me.

That was until I found out about a family of Bald Eagles living just around the corner. My mom and I were heading over to see my Grandma so I grabbed my camera and the biggest lens I own. I'm so glad that my mom called and told me to. Mother's always know best, right?

I'm going to let the pictures speak for themselves. Just know that it was a whole family! Seriously, 2 adults and a baby!!! 

I hope you feel like a proud American now. These beastly birds are majestic...especially in person. Pictures like these are all about perfect timing and patience and being in the right place at the right time.