A male bald eagle is chased by an unhappy crow.

The crow has given up.

This eagle spends a lot of time in this tree. It overlooks the Willamette River, which allows the eagle to watch for fish swimming below.

These two eaglets are a little over a week old.

A mom and her baby.

A mother feeds her two babies.

The mother flies back to the nest with claws full of nest building material.

The mother leaves the nest.

The fledging is coming in for a landing.

One of the parents brings home a fish for dinner.

The fledgling lands on the nest.

The second parent lands on the nest.

The view of the Bald Eagle nest from the walking path on top of Skinner’s Butte.

The pathway leading from the parking lot to the eagle’s nest.

Adult Bald Eagle sings.

Bald Eagle couple.

First time seeing the eaglet.

Adult Bald Eagle feeds the baby eaglet.

A mother Bald Eagle sits with her eaglet.

Eaglet sits alone.

“Pay close attention, this is how you take off.”

Adult Bald Eagle sits above the nest while the eaglet gets some exercise.

Parent and eaglet sitting close together.

Adult Bald Eagle sits alone above the nest.

Preparation for flight.

The eaglet exercising.

Bald Eaglet.

Bald Eaglet sits and wonders.

Adult Bald Eagle protects the nest from pesky neighbors.

Bald Eaglet gets more exercise in preparation for its first flight.

The eaglet is almost ready to take its first flight. It stands on a branch above the nest with its wings spread to catch an updraft.

Catching air from an updraft.

The fledgling mentally prepares for flight.

The fledgling takes off.

The take off was successful.

“Look at me go!”

Fledging with her wings out straight.

The fledgling gracefully begins flying.

The fledging flaps its wings during flight.

The fledgling soars above the trees.