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Just offshore from our point and in plain sight of our swimming area is a small island. On that island high up in a red pine tree is a large nest. The nest was originally built by a pair of osprey several years ago. In 2004 the osprey were evicted -- by a pair of bald eagles!
The eagle family can easily be seen from our shores with the naked eye and fantastic views are available with a modest pair of binoculars. A good zoom or telephoto is needed to get memorable photos. Most of the pictures on this page were taken by a Canon XTi with a 75-300mm Zoom.
Now for the fifth year in a row (as of 2008) the eagles are nesting. The last four years they have hatched two eaglets. The pictures below and right show the eaglets being tagged (2005) by the Maine Department of Fisheries and Wildlife. These closeups were taken under the supervision of wildlife officials.
We continue to be thrilled and amazed to watch these beautiful birds soaring about our skies and fishing our waters. Our campers delight us with daily reports of the eaglets progress through the summer. By summers end we watch them fly off to points unknown.
For regular updates and photos of the Eagles and other wildlife, visit our Blog .

Poland Spring Campground, P.O. Box 409, Poland Spring, ME 04274, (207) 998-2151