Manassas Eagle and eaglet

Got my first view of the Manassas Eagle with it's new eaglet today. Isn't it cute!

Drama at the Manassas Eagle nest last night

Another bird watcher told me that our Manassas Eagles have an eaglet now so I headed up to the nest last night to see if we could spot it. I didn't see the eaglet but we had a little excitement while there. Mama Eagle was sitting on the nest when we noticed Daddy Eagle flying in. All of a sudden, we realized a third Eagle flying around the nest. We're not sure if Mama Eagle came out of the nest to chase the intruder away before Daddy Eagle arrived or if she had just joined in the chase but she wasn't in the sky for long. When she saw that Daddy had the chase under control, she returned to the nest and watched the action from there.

She was not happy either. You can tell she was in a state of distress from this picture.

This is a picture of the chase.

And by the way, I could be wrong. Maybe it was Daddy Eagle in the nest and Mama Eagle doing the chasing. Hard to tell unless they're sitting side by side.

Dancing with his reflection

This Black Vulture has become a frequent visitor to the 8th floor balcony of my office building. I caught it dancing with its reflection a few days ago. Love this picture!

Northern Flicker

It's not a great picture but this is only the second Northern Flicker I've seen in my yard, ever.