We knew where an eagle’s nest was in the Dewdrop Range so we ventured out across the sagebrush grasslands hills to a point on top of a hill to look down into the eyrie.     We hiked along the Dewdrop Trail, then went west on the benchlands to the top a bluff overlooking a deep gully.    In the gully is a tall snag with a long-established nest in the upper barren branches.    We brought telephoto lenses to focus on the eagle guarding the nest.

There were two eggs in the nest and there was always one parent near the nest while we watched, although it did do some aerial circuits while we watched.

We wanted to return to see the chicks, but didn’t find the time.   We heard that other photographers had been there to photograph the young eaglets before they fledged.

We were pleased to observe the nest on this day.    It is usually hard to get a bird’s-eye-view.   With wildlife cameras in wider use, there are less days of longer hikes with long lenses (400m) to observe the nests of spring.