Call of the Young - Golden Eagle Contest

You scan the sky for the spectacular sight that nature bestows on ones eyes the unbelievable beauty of golden eagles in flight as it flies , soaring, dipping and diving his eyes scan the countryside for any small movement which brings him swooping down. This pair have been together for many years. Have had white down covered fledglings before. Firstly they listened to the scratching in the egg this happens about fifteen hours before hatching. Now they listen to the yip yip sound of hungry youngsters the noise which is carried on the wind, belong to the four fledglings. Waiting ,calling, hungrily in their nest of intricately woven branches The adult Golden Eagle’s plumes are brown looking so dull until you spot the white feathers at the tail, this you see when they stretch their wings, flapping, cooling down, showing what looks like splayed fingers at the tips. This also happens when they ride the air currents looking impatiently for a tasty rodent to eat These majestic birds are found now in Scotland In an area where there are just a few trees, which suits this bird needs They like to nest in high trees away from others Hopefully, in watched over conditions this bird will survive here. Penned 3rd October 2015