I spent a day traveling to the Skagit River to view the eagles when all I really had to do was go to Fay Bainbridge – the park hosts a pair overlooking the Sound from their nest.

I know they’re hard to see on the tree to the far left but I wanted this shot.

One of the eagles decided to stretch their wings and soared around for a minute or two before coming back to the nest.

The real reason for the trip to Fay Bainbridge was to see the sun, catch some mountain views (Baker was visible, Rainier was not) and collect shells – this interesting one made it into a coat pocket.