Amazing! The first morning it was in the 50s!
The area was not what I had expected after visiting the eastern shore for fifty years. I felt welcome & comfortable in this environment as it was similar to what my working class grandparents had introduced us to as children. A retired machinist he transitioned his talents to being a waterman. We’d camp in remote areas where he’d take us out and taught us to provide for ourselves through fishing, dredging, crabbing, farming and hunting. On these trips we’d even go to local farms to gather and pick our own fresh produce directly from the fields.
So to see the locals surrounding us on Hoopers Island doing the same gave me a sense of peace that’s hard to articulate..
I had come prepared for the sights and set up a pair of 20x binoculars on a tripod soon after arriving and the first morning we were given a show few on Earth ever see!!
I saw what I initially thought was a GoldenEagle land in a tree in the neighboring yard 50-60 yards from our back porch! Then, a Bald Eagle landed right next to it. To my shock, yet a third large raptor, another Bald Eagle landed completing the family.
I was is awe having been kayaking for decades Id never been half as close, but here, easily inside 50yards..
My partner was able to see in such detailed clarity the sand and fish scales on their beaks was distinct, stating, it’s already worth the expense. Just ten hours into a five day stay!