Of Bald Eagles and BMWs

It was quite a weekend. Started out by camping at a near by camp ground called Eagle's Peak. Very nice and a lot of fun with good friends and family. But no Eagles. Then on Saturday we had a neighborhood block party which was a lot of fun. While I was cooking burgers on the grill I looked up and spotted three soaring birds. At first I thought they were the common as all get out Turkey Vultures, which I see every day. But I watched them for a minute or two and then I realized that in fact they were Bald Eagles.

There are four ways to tell them apart from a distance. The first is the head and tail being white, but the closest was a juvenile and so it didn't have that coloration yet. Another is size, Bald eagles are big, but Turkey Vultures can be big as well, so you can go by the head shot. Looking at a vulture head on you can see a distinct V shape in the wings and body. Eagles and hawks are almost flat across the top as you can see in the shot above. The last way is speed. Although the three that I watched did not flap their wings once they are visibly faster than other soaring birds. Baldies usually do not hang out long, and true to form these were gone in minutes, but I enjoyed it while I could. Amazing and beautiful animals to watch.

Sunday was the third Sunday so it was time for the Mac Pac Breakfast. Lots of bikes and people gathering for a meal and the swapping of lies. When was the last time you saw 3 K1100 RS bikes in a row?

Plenty of airheads there too. Some of them where motorcycles.
A beautiful R80/7.

Yummy Duc.
Another tasty Duc.
An MV Harley. Sorry, couldn't resist. Looks fast sitting still doesn't it? Batman rides one too you know.
An overall shot of the lot. The concrete barriers were put in a couple of years ago to keep cars from speeding through to cut the light. The owner made sure that there was an open lane big enough for bikes to fit through. Good guy.

More bikes on the other side of the barrier. We make the Gold Wings park there. Ha!