Ernest is BACK!

Over a month went by with no reports of sightings of either of our eagles. I think Ethel and Ernest took a much needed vacation once the eaglets had both fledged (and fledged for good.......the younger one was extremely reluctant to give up the security of the nest, nor the continued feeding by the parents.) But on Tuesday afternoon, there was Ernest. Perched upon one of the southern high rises along the west end of the 520 Bridge. With umpteen huge cranes and even more barges clogging the area around the bridge during the current construction of the new crossing I even began to wonder if E & E had moved on permanently. But no. These dear friends have withstood the hundred thousands of cars whizzing below them every week, what is a little bit of construction chaos to them?! Anyway, great to catch sight of Ernest again. I hope this means they will be here throughout the fall and winter until it is time to restart the cycle of mating, nesting, hatching, feeding and fledging all over again next year. Now if only the famous 'Seattle Rain' would come back and save our crispy region. We are in our 3rd straight month without any precipitation. Zilch. Nada. Lawns are straw and the flower beds are kaput. And while summer in Seattle is always semi-arid (believe it, all of you who were sold the myth that all it ever does here is rain).....this dry spell is crazy. And nothing out there as far as the forecasters can see.