We were at the San Juan islands last month on vacation. We were driving around Friday Harbor enjoying the scenery. As we were driving next to a dense patch, a golden eagle suddenly swooped down right in front of our car and then shot right back up (must have seen food!). It was fast and HUGE. Both my sister and I literally SCREAMED as I slammed on the brakes to not hit it. Scared the *crap* out of us! And, it took a bit to realize what had even happened.
Luckily, I already had my camera out with the telephoto lens. As soon as we were calm, I saw it had gone to perch on a tree next to us. I got a fabulous photo of the eagle. And, it was definitely something I'll never forget.
We were at the San Juan islands last month on vacation. We were driving around Friday Harbor enjoying the scenery. As we were driving next to a dense patch, a golden eagle suddenly swooped down right in front of our car and then shot right back up (must have seen food!). It was fast and HUGE. Both my sister and I literally SCREAMED as I slammed on the brakes to not hit it. Scared the *crap* out of us! And, it took a bit to realize what had even happened.
Luckily, I already had my camera out with the telephoto lens. As soon as we were calm, I saw it had gone to perch on a tree next to us. I got a fabulous photo of the eagle. And, it was definitely something I'll never forget.