Finally saw a Golden Eagle

Golden Eagle
Originally uploaded by sombraala.

I've been here over a year and today is the first day I've seen a golden eagle.

We were out running at lunch and saw it glide in and land on a telegraph pole. Absolutely huge with quite odd looking feet. At first we thought it might have been a turkey vulture but this was much more distinctive and crouched in that way that golden eagles seem to.

(this picture is someone else's - I nearly took my camera today but decided against it for some reason)