Amongst the Eagles at Magee and Ottawa

So I went to Magee and Ottawa last Saturday.  It has been a while since I've been down there.  I wasn't sure if part of it would be under water because of all the rain we've been getting.  Fortunately it wasn't.

 Before going to Magee, I stopped at Ottawa National Wildlife Preserve.  I saw this heron as I was heading in.

 I'm not sure what kind of flowers these were.

 Another shot of the heron.

 As I was taking some pictures of other birds, I caught this eagle as he flew over.

 A Canada goose family.

 This family of swans was crossing the road.  I was reminded of "Make Way for Ducklings".  Apparently that was my favorite book as I was little.

 An egret.  Unfortunately, I couldn't get a better picture.

 the swan family in the water.

 A butterfly.

 And then I headed over to Magee and saw these eagles in the nest.

 I think they were waiting for their parents.

 As the winds started to pick up, this eagle started to kite.

 Occasionally, he would take a brief flight.  It mostly amounted to hopping up in the air and hovering for a bit.

 Kiting again.

 I kind of liked this shot.

 I think he was kiting again.

 And then I went to the other eagle's nest and saw this guy flying around it.

 There is something about an eagle in the wild.

One more shot of the eagle.