John and Abigail are the third known nesting pair of bald eagles inside the Washington Beltway. The eagles settled near the top of a large oak tree overlooking the Potomac River in the median of the heavily traveled George Washington Memorial Parkway in Arlington, Virginia. Local neighborhood residents named the birds after President and Mrs. Adams. The two fledglings in the nest are yet unnamed. When the youngsters leave the nest for good, the adults will roam the river until next year, when they will return to this location for another brood.
The massive nest is visible from the a public park in Arlington. Since it is both illegal and dangerous to approach the nest by walking to and crossing the parkway, this is the best view.
Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
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Abigail and her mate, John, built a gi-normous nest high up on an oak tree in the median of the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Arlington, Virginia.
Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
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John gets ready for takeoff!
Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
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Offspring of Arlington's own nesting pair, John and Abigail. There's also a sibling in the nest somewhere -- and I just noticed a head to the right!
Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
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Abigail with her two pre-flight fledglings in their nest high above the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Arlington, Virginia. Awwwwwww!
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