WHAT a day! I had my med calculation exam and sadly I will have to re-write it. With a couple calculation errors, I am ready to kick this test in the butt and be done with it. Have no fear; I’m still a good nurse... I just might over dose you, no big deal though (at least you won’t feel a thing)! Ok, now that probably isn’t the best thing to say, but in all reality over ¾ of the class didn’t get 100% so I’m not the only one who’s re-writing!
Doing this blog has made me realize the beautiful pictures I don’t capture when I’m lazy and leave my camera at home. A prime example was when I passed by a BEAUTIFUL Bald Eagle that was perched in amongst some trees yesterday morning! As usual, I spent the entire day, kicking myself for leaving my camera at home. This morning, I grabbed my camera bag and I figured I’d take the same route to school just in case the eagle was waiting for its photo op. I’m not going to lie to you, I was a little disappointed as I drove past an empty tree this morning. For the rest of the drive, I kept my eyes peeled and sniffled my tears away. As I was 5 minutes away from school, I jumped for joy as I saw not one... but........... TWO Bald Eagles sitting side by side (WHAT are the chances)? Not letting a moment pass, I pulled over on the side of the road and took a couple pictures. You should have seen the grin that was on my face for the rest of the day, for it stretched ear to ear! So here are a couple pictures of the eagles! One thing I’ve always wondered about them is why are they called Bald Eagles, when they aren’t bald? Anyways, here are some facts you might find interesting in regards to bald eagles:
- Bald eagles are believed to mate for life. A pair constructs an enormous stick nest—one of the bird-world's biggest—high above the ground and tends to a pair of eggs each year. Immature eagles are dark, and until they are about five years old, they lack the distinctive white markings that make their parents so easy to identify.
- Bald eagles remain most abundant in Alaska and Canada. These powerful birds of prey use their talons to fish, but they get many of their meals by scavenging carrion or stealing the kills of other animals.
- They live near water and favor coasts and lakes where fish are plentiful, though they will also snare and eat small mammals.
- Diet: Carnivore
- Average life span in the wild: Up to 28 years
- Size: Body, 34 to 43 in (86 to 109 cm); Wingspan, 6 to 8 ft (1.8 to 2.4 m)
- Weight: 6.5 to 14 lbs (3 to 6.5 kg)
- Did you know? The largest bald eagle nest on record was 9.5 ft (3 m) wide and 20 ft (6 m) high. It weighed more than two tons.
- Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man:
If you liked the facts about the Bald Eagles, here's the National Geographic website I used! Hope you learned something new today!
Wow. The middle one. Wow. What lense do you have to get that?
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