We were fortunate to be able to spend two weeks at Bear Lake in northern Utah. The first morning we went out for our morning walk and look what we found right in the campground! A family of Eagles! I will share more as I go but this was the first day and the parent was feeding this baby. If you look close you can see the food in the babies beak. Watching them was addictive. I wanted to stay and watch all the time. People around did not bother them at all. It was an absolutely amazing experience!
What an experience and what a fabulous capture. Your Bear Lake photos have been a real treat for us. Each one shows another amazing facet of the beauty of Nature.
Spectacular capture, Suzie. We love the Bear Lake area. We visited former 365ers in nearby Montpelier, ID. this summer They have taken some absolutely unbelievable photos of the lake and surrounding area.
@pyrrhula I was really wishing I had a better lens on my camera for the eagle pictures but at least I got some good ones. I will be sharing more of them as the days pass.
@tonydebont@whilewalkingthedogs@pyrrhula Thank you so much for your vote of confidence on my photo of the eagles. I hope you like the others that I will post even more!
Pollarding is a pruning system in which the upper branches of a tree are removed, promoting a dense head of foliage and branches. Pollarding in Ancient Rome was mentioned by Propertius during the 1st Century BC.[1] It has been common in Europe since medieval times and is practised today in urban areas worldwide, primarily to maintain trees at a predetermined height.[2]
Traditionally, trees were pollarded for one of two reasons: for fodder to feed livestock, or for wood. Fodder pollards produced "pollard hay", which was used as livestock feed; they were pruned at intervals of two to six years so their leafy material would be most abundant. Wood pollards were pruned at longer intervals of eight to fifteen years, a pruning cycle that tended to produce upright poles favored for fence rails and posts, as well as boat construction. Supple young willow or hazel branches are harvested as material for weaving baskets, fences, and garden constructions such as bowers. One consequence of pollarding is that pollarded trees tend to live longer than unpollarded specimens because they are maintained in a partially juvenile state, and they do not have the weight and windage of the top part of the tree.[3]
Older pollards often become hollow, so can be difficult to age accurately. Pollards tend to grow slowly, with narrower growth rings in the years immediately after cutting.
Yesterday I did receive from a friend a power point with more then 30 pic.`s of eagles. Never get tired of watching them. Your`s could easy fits in and be a fav.
Pollarding is a pruning system in which the upper branches of a tree are removed, promoting a dense head of foliage and branches. Pollarding in Ancient Rome was mentioned by Propertius during the 1st Century BC.[1] It has been common in Europe since medieval times and is practised today in urban areas worldwide, primarily to maintain trees at a predetermined height.[2]
Traditionally, trees were pollarded for one of two reasons: for fodder to feed livestock, or for wood. Fodder pollards produced "pollard hay", which was used as livestock feed; they were pruned at intervals of two to six years so their leafy material would be most abundant. Wood pollards were pruned at longer intervals of eight to fifteen years, a pruning cycle that tended to produce upright poles favored for fence rails and posts, as well as boat construction. Supple young willow or hazel branches are harvested as material for weaving baskets, fences, and garden constructions such as bowers. One consequence of pollarding is that pollarded trees tend to live longer than unpollarded specimens because they are maintained in a partially juvenile state, and they do not have the weight and windage of the top part of the tree.[3]
Older pollards often become hollow, so can be difficult to age accurately. Pollards tend to grow slowly, with narrower growth rings in the years immediately after cutting.