We just love these gorgeous and huge birds that come to feed in the field next to the house. They seem to nest in the wetlands below the ridge at the lake and mouth of the river (which we leave undisturbed). What is most haunting about them is the prehistoric sounding call that they make when taking flight, landing and if they become alarmed. If you half close your eyes, listen and watch them fly over, it seems that you are transported back to the time of the raptors and other long extinct creatures.
