A few months ago, while we were shed hunting, I noticed a bald eagle circling high above us monitoring the waters of Winyah Bay and the Intracoastal. Occasionally, it would dip out of sight behind the marsh grass as it dove for a fish. I kept hearing another eagle’s call (well, scream, really – such an intimidating noise), but couldn’t figure out where the noise was coming from. Taking  my shed hunt to another area, a little further from the water, I spotted the eagle again, sitting high on an outstretched pine tree branch. I got my binoculars out to zoom in for a better look, and noticed the big ol’ bird was eying a nearby pine.

As I shifted my gaze, I saw a giant mass of sticks, moss, branches, and leaves making up one heck of a nest. And when I say “nest,” I mean the size of a queen mattress. And what did I see poking out of the top? A littlle fuzzy grey head, looking around full of curiosity. He really was the cutest thing. I (quietly) called to John to come take a look, and as we watched, the adult eagle jumped from his perch on the pine and joined the little guy in the best. Not 5 minutes (and about 30 clicks of my camera) later another adult eagle came swooping in to join the nest party. Apparently, we had the entire family! Mom and dad both kept a sharp eye out while the little guy got some grub from mom for lunch.