SUNTAUG LAKE is home to one of the closest nesting pairs of Bald Eagles to Boston in more than 100 years. While this eagle was photographed in daylight on high alert, come nightfall he will sleep standing up with his talons locked tightly onto a tree branch. (Patrick Curley Photo)

SUNTAUG LAKE is home to one of the closest nesting pairs of Bald Eagles to Boston in more than 100 years. While this eagle was photographed in daylight on high alert, come nightfall he will sleep standing up with his talons locked tightly onto a tree branch. (Patrick Curley Photo)

Published in the May 18, 2016 edition