Since 2005, an unexpected friendship has taken root near Tina Holmes’ Port Orchard home. Mr. and Mrs. E, as she calls them, are bald eagles that have found peace on Beach Drive along the Puget Sound waterway, who still nest in the same tree, 21 years later.
“I used to go for a walk along Beach Dr., and Mr. and Mrs. E started following me in 2005,” Holmes shared on the eagles’ own social media page, The Creator’s Creations Captured. “I thought they were following me because I had my dog with me. I left my dog at home and they still followed.”
In 2012, Holmes created a social media page for Mr. and Mrs. E. With over 2,000 followers as of 2026, the eagles are posted in videos and pictures, from soaring over the inlet to sitting next to one another by their nest…