SQUIRL033 wrote:
Went down to my trusty "bird park" on Tuesday, just for something different. It was sunny when I left home, but about 20 minutes after I got to the park, the clouds rolled in, and the light pretty much went to crap. I stuck around anyway, mostly because I didn't have anything better to do, and after a while, I spotted two cormorants about a hundred yards out in the bay squabbling over a catfish one of them had caught. There was a bit of commotion as they argued over the fish, when suddenly an eagle swooped in and settled the argument by sending the cormorants into panic dives to escape. The one with the fish apparently dropped it, because the eagle scooped it up and took off across the bay, eventually flying up to its favorite dining spot on the "osprey tower" to eat its ill-gotten meal... The light was crap, and the action was a long way off, so these aren't as clean and bright as I'd like, but a sequence like this doesn't come along every day, and around here this time of year, I'll take what I can get!!
http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz47/squirl035/IMG_1114%20crop_filtered%20sm_1.jpghttp://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz47/squirl035/IMG_1118%20crop_filtered%20sm.jpghttp://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz47/squirl035/IMG_1125%20crop_filtered%20sm.jpghttp://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz47/squirl035/IMG_1128%20crop_filtered%20sm.jpghttp://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz47/squirl035/IMG_1142%20crop_filtered%20sm.jpghttp://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz47/squirl035/IMG_1168%20crop_filtered%20sm.jpghttp://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz47/squirl035/IMG_1177%20crop%20sm.jpgWent down to my trusty "bird park" on Tu... (
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I wholeheartedly agree with CMC65, this is certainly the stuff of dreams! Now you have my shutter finger itching!
Very well done. Good job.
Thank you all for the kind comments! :)
phv
Loc: Goleta, California
Wow! Fantastic shots!!! Great job!
Excellent series, Rocky! Thanks!
I can't tell you how cool that is!!!
Stash
Loc: South Central Massachusetts
A few adjectives to describe this series of photograph: Excellent; wonderful; outstanding; cool, neat:
As a young teenager (a long time ago), while vacationing with family in the hills of Pennsylvania. There was a lake near the cabin. My cousin and I would spend hours there fishing & swimming. One day, I saw what I now know was a brown eagle, swoop down a couple of times to grab his meal. Then with his prize flew off to dine on his catch. I will never forget that moment.
Your sequence I what I saw that day, many many years ago.
Thank you.
SQUIRL033 wrote:
Went down to my trusty "bird park" on Tuesday, just for something different. It was sunny when I left home, but about 20 minutes after I got to the park, the clouds rolled in, and the light pretty much went to crap. I stuck around anyway, mostly because I didn't have anything better to do, and after a while, I spotted two cormorants about a hundred yards out in the bay squabbling over a catfish one of them had caught. There was a bit of commotion as they argued over the fish, when suddenly an eagle swooped in and settled the argument by sending the cormorants into panic dives to escape. The one with the fish apparently dropped it, because the eagle scooped it up and took off across the bay, eventually flying up to its favorite dining spot on the "osprey tower" to eat its ill-gotten meal... The light was crap, and the action was a long way off, so these aren't as clean and bright as I'd like, but a sequence like this doesn't come along every day, and around here this time of year, I'll take what I can get!!
http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz47/squirl035/IMG_1114%20crop_filtered%20sm_1.jpghttp://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz47/squirl035/IMG_1118%20crop_filtered%20sm.jpghttp://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz47/squirl035/IMG_1125%20crop_filtered%20sm.jpghttp://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz47/squirl035/IMG_1128%20crop_filtered%20sm.jpghttp://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz47/squirl035/IMG_1142%20crop_filtered%20sm.jpghttp://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz47/squirl035/IMG_1168%20crop_filtered%20sm.jpghttp://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz47/squirl035/IMG_1177%20crop%20sm.jpgWent down to my trusty "bird park" on Tu... (
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Wonderful photography, squirl033!
cmc65 wrote:
This is the stuff of dreams😊Glad you stayed put. Thx
What equipment were you using?
Right spot at the right time paid off. The angle was just right on. That moment put a big smile on you. Nice photos.
Mr. B
Loc: eastern Connecticut
Great series! Number 6 is really eye-catching with the angle of climb and the dark background.
I don't know what else to say except, wow! These are great.
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