for the birds

Today is a day for the birds. I got to get up close and personal with a bald eagle last week at Dungeness Spit Wildlife Refuge and took some great pictures.



(Bald Eagle at Dungeness Spit)

I was able to get about 6 feet away from the eagle before it flew away. Note the impressive wingspan.



Birds are cool, and my favorite animated bird film is Pixar's For The Birds. It's quite well done and funny, and it's great eye candy.



And for the ulitmate bird film, I recommend Winged Migration (which I saw tonight). The documentary took 3 years to film, and there is amazing footage of being next a flock of birds in flight. The production crew used hot air balloons, helicopters, hang gliders, and ultralight aircraft to film a variety of different birds migrating the several thousands of miles from their nesting grounds to their summer hangouts.

Go birds!