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Could be Spiranthes magnicamporum. Outside chance it could be Spiranthes odorata? Whichever one it is, I was surprised to find an orchid blooming where and when I found this one.

The fragrance of this flower was entrancing. I smelled it first from a couple feet away when I got down to photograph it. Then, I couldn't get enough of it, going back again and again to inhale deeply. Wish I could bottle it...

After the female takes off after the juvenile intruding eagle, the male moves back to the nesting tree.

Juvenile observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/20779166

Adult in pursuit: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/20779169

Aerial dogfight: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/20779171

This series of shots shows three interactions of inverted flight as the adult dive bombs the young intruder and attempts to grasp talons on the first attack. The last shot shows the successful parent returning to the nest.

Juvenile observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/20779166

Adult in pursuit: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/20779169