A few days ago, a pair of bald eagles appeared in one of the recently vacated osprey nests on the edge of Barnegat Bay, (Ocean County) New Jersey. As seen from a few hundred yards offshore, they apparently were playing ‘one up-manship,’ although I have no idea of what their gender was. (?!) For the captions, the “wife” is initially in the nest, with the “husband” on the perch.
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Wife: “I stand in this nest facing south”W: “And now, I’m facing north!” Husband: “Boring!”W: “And, Now, I’m facing west!!!” H: “Whooo! Soo talented!!! Now, WATCH THIS….” Wife: “Ahhhhhh! ” “H: “BOO!” H: “First Step – ‘Walk this Way!’ “H: “Second Step – ‘Ready for Liftoff!’ “H: “Third Step – ‘Ahhh such form…!’ “H: “Fourth Step – ‘Touchdown with style!’ ” W: “Jerk!”H: “What did you say?”H: “Like, you could do it BETTER?????”W: “You’re an idiot!” H: (Shocked!!!) W: (Looks away, unapologetically.) W: (Planning her response….)W: “With graceful agility, I gently levitate.” H: (He looks away, pretends not to see.) W: “Yes, I NAILED IT!!“ H: “Hmmph! ” W: (Takes a bow!)W: (With the antics of the morning over…) “…Who’s that guy out there in the boat?”
