On Sunday we headed out to Essex for the Eagle Festival. We got to see guys with lots of various chainsaws and other power tools carve sections of huge trees into various birds of prey; we went to the optics tent to use fancy binoculars and scopes to see the nesting eagles across the river; we saw a talk on owls where they had a Great Horned Owl, a Barred Owl and an Eastern Screech Owl who sat on the trainer's gloved hands as they toured the room. We also stayed for the Birds of Prey show which had oodles of hawks, a kestral, a peregrine falcon, and a Barn Owl. Some of the birds were skittish with the big audience, but it was really cool to be able to see them up close like that.
The display at the top of Main Street.
Walking down Main Street, Essex toward the river to see some eagles.
Some of the scopes were pointed at the eagle nest across the river, but this one had something else in its sights:
My camera isn't half so powerful, so I guess I'll have to tell you -- those lumps at the right end of the rock or log are harbor seals.
The display at the top of Main Street. 
Walking down Main Street, Essex toward the river to see some eagles.
Some of the scopes were pointed at the eagle nest across the river, but this one had something else in its sights:
My camera isn't half so powerful, so I guess I'll have to tell you -- those lumps at the right end of the rock or log are harbor seals.
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