A New Spot on the River

We now return you to your 

regularly scheduled program. 

It is not uncommon at our shows for someone to say, "You should come out to our place and take pictures." It is unusual, however, for us to take anyone up on their offer. But yesterday we did just that, and were we ever glad that we did! 

Don't scroll down looking for the awesome pictures we got, because we didn't! What we did discover, though, was huge potential. 

As we pulled onto the property along the Yellowstone River yesterday afternoon, we spotted a pair of bald eagles waiting to welcome us. Unfortunately, by the time we got all the gear unloaded and were ready to shoot, the eagles had given up on us and flown across the river. One remained in sight... a quarter-mile or more away. As we waited patiently along the river's edge, one did eventually fly overhead. 

Shortly afterward, our host came out to join us on the river bank. He pointed out the branch where the eagles always perch (where they were when we first pulled up), where the foxes have their den every year, and where the beavers come and go from the riverbank. He suggested that we get some waders and a ground blind and he invited us to come back anytime. 

The clincher in this whole deal came hours after we left. Our host texted us this message:

"You left too early!!! Bald eagle on the ice

eating a fish. Watched it for the better part 

of 30 minutes. Not far from where you were

originally set up." 

Yeah, we'll be going back!