![Golden eagle performs a Christmas Eve flyby Golden eagle performs a Christmas Eve flyby](https://photos.smugmug.com/Tonys-Takes/n-hsSJf/2022/12-24-2022-Hygiene-Golden-Eagles/i-Pmfdfzw/0/586b9c9c/X4/20221224%2008-08-52%200092-Edit-X4.jpg)
Not my best captures of these monstrous raptors but a fun sequence – plus seeing one is always special.
Christmas Eve found me in the foothills of the Colorado Front Range and it was there I spotted two of them in the same tree. That doesn’t happen often. I waited quite a while, hoping for some action, and one did finally take flight, performing a quick circle before returning to the same tree.
The distance was a bit much so the pics aren’t as great as I would have hoped but I will take what I can get when it comes to golden eagles. 😉 The last couple of images do a nice job of showing off the golden’s beautiful plumage and that crazy seven foot wingspan.
![A golden eagle performs a flyby in the Colorado Front Range foothills. (© Tony's Takes)](https://photos.smugmug.com/Tonys-Takes/n-hsSJf/2022/12-24-2022-Hygiene-Golden-Eagles/i-TNzFj3L/0/606277eb/X4/20221224%2008-08-52%200095-Edit-X4.jpg)
![A golden eagle performs a flyby in the Colorado Front Range foothills. (© Tony's Takes)](https://photos.smugmug.com/Tonys-Takes/n-hsSJf/2022/12-24-2022-Hygiene-Golden-Eagles/i-QM9Nhkf/0/0f602452/X4/20221224%2008-08-52%200106-Edit-X4.jpg)
![A golden eagle performs a flyby in the Colorado Front Range foothills. (© Tony's Takes)](https://photos.smugmug.com/Tonys-Takes/n-hsSJf/2022/12-24-2022-Hygiene-Golden-Eagles/i-2pKjHZ9/0/8897d97b/X4/20221224%2008-08-54%200109-Edit-X4.jpg)
![A golden eagle performs a flyby in the Colorado Front Range foothills. (© Tony's Takes)](https://photos.smugmug.com/Tonys-Takes/n-hsSJf/2022/12-24-2022-Hygiene-Golden-Eagles/i-6zdSrB7/0/a0042e59/X4/20221224%2008-08-54%200117-Edit-X4.jpg)