He raises his camera to the eagle soaring above. He smiles, the climb up the mountain worth every aching step. Today he will tick another item off his bucket list. In awe he watches the bird, and so fixated is he by its majesty, he forgets to click the shutter.
Gayle is a past winner of the Boroondara Literary Awards. Her work has appeared in Award Winning Australian Writing, Vegemite Whiskers and Mosaic. Gayle is passionate about family, writing, photography, and with Australia’s beautiful Bass Coast which she now calls home.
At least you have the memory and you can’t beat nature…
That ending – you’re soaring on eagle’s wings! :)
Beautiful!
Lovely. Lost in the moment! xx
Love the surprise ending!
I totally get it! I am part of a conservation group that purchased a 25-acre tract of sensitive Estuary Land and created the 1st Ever Eagle Sanctuary on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. The majesty of these birds is indeed breathtaking, and can easily imagine the scene described. Well done for capturing the moment so well.