For the first time in recent history, the majestic Bald Eagle is nesting in a eucalyptus grove high above scenic Pinto Lake in Watsonville. Bird watchers are loving the opportunity to see these iconic raptors in the wild here in Santa Cruz County.
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| here we see one of the birds (some say there are three) bringing a stick back to the nest |
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| Bald Eagles in Santa Cruz are a very rare sight |
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| an old barn at Pinto Lake |
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| Colton sights up the birds |
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| the eagle nest dwarfs the others in the grove |
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| and rest assured, there are other very large raptors living in the area |
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| a hawk doing a fly by |
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| a large red-tail hawk swoops overhead |
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| good raptor weather |
