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Spotted in Rock Creek Park: Bald eagles

April 12, 2022 by FHC 3 Comments

A bald eagle flying over Rock Creek Park on Sunday, April 10, 2022. (photo by Diane Krauthamer, via Twitter)

by Marlene Berlin

On Sunday, a friend and I were walking up Broad Branch Road, close to the Soapstone trailhead, when we saw a large bird flying across the sky and swooping down onto a tree. My first thought? That it could be an owl, but my friend exclaimed that it was a bald eagle.

Sure enough, it was. The eagle lingered in the tree for a few minutes. Teri Huet and I attempted some photos, and she captured it on video as it flew away.

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It was enthralling and also hard to believe that I was actually seeing a bald eagle. I was also frustrated that I could not zoom in for a clear shot. The eagle was too high in the tree and blended in so perfectly with the tree branches that it was hard to find with a camera lens.

Luckily, we have neighbors who are handier with a camera, and with the luck and skill to capture bald eagles in flight. Diane Krauthamer photographed this beauty on Sunday in Rock Creek Park.

#BaldEagle & frenemy in flight above #RockCreek yesterday afternoon 🦅 pic.twitter.com/qlG36aADGw

— Diane (@DianeKrauthamer) April 11, 2022

And one month ago at Peirce Mill:

Magnificent bald eagle soaring above #RockCreekPark (near #PeirceMill) yesterday afternoon 🦅 pic.twitter.com/UcYQuUHVSc

— Diane (@DianeKrauthamer) March 11, 2022

So keep your eyes peeled on your walks in the park. You, too, might be treated to this sight.

A bald eagle flew by me this afternoon in Rock Creek Park as I was walking on Beach Drive. Who knew we had them. pic.twitter.com/48UHVUhB7I

— Airish1 (@airish1) March 11, 2022

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Filed Under: Backyard Nature, Featured, Local Wildlife, News, Wildlife Photos

Comments

  1. Green Eyeshades says

    April 12, 2022 at 2:41 pm

    Must be a lot more than usual rabbits, baby deer, baby foxes and other small mammals in the Park, because there are not enough fish in Rock Creek to support even one bald eagle, let alone more than one.

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  2. Merry says

    April 14, 2022 at 11:01 am

    How wonderful to see this post since we couldn’t believe our eyes when we recently saw what we were quite sure was an eagle, but in our neighborhood? Great documentation of something we didn’t anticipate seeing.

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  3. Riki says

    April 26, 2022 at 9:40 am

    Several of us who walk in Rock Creek Park every morning have been marveling at the awesome sight of this glorious creature. I like to believe this magnificent bald eagle was providing protection when our community experienced the shock of the Van Ness shooting on Friday. With all that fire power, so little carnage = a miracle. Thank you, beautiful eagle!!

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