“The eagles have landed”: Seen at Alki, with extra symbolism

Alki photographer Pete Rowen sent photos of our majestic national emblem, seen not only on the near-eve of our national celebration, but with a double shot of symbolism since July 20th is coming up. He writes “… the moon shot took me forever to line up; the upper eagle’s beak is pointing to the location on the moon where the Eagle landed, 40 years ago this month.”

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miws July 2, 2009 (1:48 pm)

Great photos, Peter!

Thanks for sharing!

Mike

love it! July 2, 2009 (1:51 pm)

These are incredible! I love the eagles that live here and always feel like its a special day when I see them. These are really beautiful shots, thanks for sharing.

mama2papa July 2, 2009 (2:45 pm)

These shots are “off the hook”!!! catching these 2 with the moon in the background is brillant!!!

cjean July 2, 2009 (3:18 pm)

So glad the bald eagle is the symbol of our country… Wild turkey just doesn’t have the same majesty…

kg July 2, 2009 (5:23 pm)

Really nice pics Pete!

If I had taken those pictures the birds would have red eye. lol

Missy July 2, 2009 (5:41 pm)

What gorgeous photos! Well done. Thank you for sharing this glimpse of wildlife — I cherish these kind of photos!

Larry July 2, 2009 (6:50 pm)

It’s been almost a daily occurrence this summer for me to see crows chasing a bald eagle directly over or near my house. (I live directly west of West Seattle High and directly north of Madison Middle School.) As routine as this activity has become, I still marvel that I’m watching bald eagles — at all — given their long time in the past as an endangered bird.