Here’s something you don’t often see at least not on Langdon Road, Wiscasset. This bald eagle took a break from Wednesday's extreme heat to perch in a tree across from the reporter’s home and stayed for more than 20 minutes.

Bald eagles develop their characteristic white head and tail feathers from 4 to 6 years of age. The picture was taken with a Nikon equipped with a 700mm zoom lens.