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Today 5 Feb, 2011, my son and I took our Goldwings to see Bald Eagles. Half way between Burnet, Texas and Llano, Texas on Hwy 29 there is an eagle nest. It is in a tree about 100 yards south of the hwy and on the edge of the Llano River. There is at least one chick in the nest and I am told it will fledge in early April. I have never in all my travels seen a Bald Eagle and I have to admit I was overwhelmed with the experience. People stop along the highway and visit and take pictures and use binoculars to view these beautiful birds. Noise does not seem to bother them as 18 wheelers and traffic of all kinds whizzes by. We stayed there about 4 hours and took over 200 shots. The mother eagle brought a fish to the nest right after we arrived and it looked to be about 10 inches long and maybe a pound or so. We saw the chick several times but it stayed well down in the nest most of the time. Towards the end of our stay the male (larger bird) came sweeping in from the north and circled the nest and landed above the nest. The symbol of our nation living in harmony with humans. There is a lesson in that for all of us. It was a wonderful day and here are a few shots of the Wings of Eagles. Enjoy for we did. 
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