Passed a couple of hours very pleasantly yesterday morning t the edge of Accotink Bay on Fort Belvoir. A friend drove me down there to watch the birds, just getting active for the season. We saw a couple of blue heron, a crane, lots of osprey hunting and building nests, and at least four bald eagles. It still thrills me to see eagles in the wild. I must have tried for a good couple of years until I was sure I spotted them. I wish these birds would get more active a few miles north on the Potomac where it's easier for me to watch for them, but I suppose they stay away from the river, the arks and the road where the area is much busier.
