Alaska: Ravens having a field day with an Eagle: All three photos taken with a pocket point-and-shoot Panasonic ZS7 (no viewfinder) on a very bad day with strong overcast,rain and...

alaskan

All three photos taken with a pocket point-and-shoot Panasonic ZS7 (no viewfinder) on a very bad day with strong overcast,rain and wind.During PP I used a touch of false HDR to add a bit of contrast.The background did not have much color to begin with and I desaturated it toward light gray.
The Bald eagle had no idea what to do about a bunch of Ravens pestering him.

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

Nice captures Ivan. Were those ravens descendants from that Hitchcock movie? :-D

big d Loc: Rossendale Lancashire

Well captured . I have seen something similar to this, crows mobbing golden eagles in Scotland.

countryboy

These are beautiful.

JB007 Loc: Southern-Colorado

alaskan wrote:

All three photos taken with a pocket point-and-shoot Panasonic ZS7 (no viewfinder) on a very bad day with strong overcast,rain and wind.During PP I used a touch of false HDR to add a bit of contrast.The background did not have much color to begin with and I desaturated it toward light gray.
The Bald eagle had no idea what to do about a bunch of Ravens pestering him.

Very Dramatic Images, Documented in Excellent fashion by a man and his "P & S". Well Done!!!!! :thumbup:

These pics are uncomparable!!! The closest I've seen like this are where a couple of Magpies are politely keeping a respectful distance while the Eagle polishes off the main course of his freshly caught afternoon meal. Only after the Eagle hopped away a few steps, did the Magpies move in to clean up his plate :lol:

tk Loc: Iowa

Great shots! Love the action.

ggiaphotos Loc: Iowa

alaskan wrote:

All three photos taken with a pocket point-and-shoot Panasonic ZS7 (no viewfinder) on a very bad day with strong overcast,rain and wind.During PP I used a touch of false HDR to add a bit of contrast.The background did not have much color to begin with and I desaturated it toward light gray.
The Bald eagle had no idea what to do about a bunch of Ravens pestering him.

The Bald Eagle is looking at them like, "what is your problem" Great shots as always Ivan

alaskan

Bmac wrote:

Nice captures Ivan. Were those ravens descendants from that Hitchcock movie? :-D

Thanks Brnac.I have no idea if they are Hollywood liberals or not.The only thing I know is they are very difficult to photograph,you do not see too many Raven portraits around.

alaskan

big d wrote:

Well captured . I have seen something similar to this, crows mobbing golden eagles in Scotland.

Bald eagles are kind of pushovers,they do not throw their weight around if they are not really hungry.Thanks.

alaskan

countryboy wrote:

These are beautiful.

Thank you for looking.

alaskan

JB007 wrote:

Very Dramatic Images, Documented in Excellent fashion by a man and his "P & S". Well Done!!!!! :thumbup:

These pics are uncomparable!!! The closest I've seen like this are where a couple of Magpies are politely keeping a respectful distance while the Eagle polishes off the main course of his freshly caught afternoon meal. Only after the Eagle hopped away a few steps, did the Magpies move in to clean up his plate :lol:

Thank you very much for your comment and looking.

mgstrawn Loc: Atlanta, GA

#2 is my favorite. The eagle doesn't look too concerned to me! Super shots!

Pepper Loc: Planet Earth Country USA

Very nice set Ivan, hard to pick a favorite but I find myself looking at number 2 over and over again.

alaskan

mgstrawn wrote:

#2 is my favorite. The eagle doesn't look too concerned to me! Super shots!

That is correct,the eagle was not really concerned because ravens do not hurt eagles.It looked to me like the eagle was disgusted with the lack of respect the ravens were showing.He had definitely mixed feelings and slight confusion about how to handle the situation.Thanks.

Sunfish 33 Loc: Merritt Island, Fl

Excellent shots! :thumbup: