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rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

LoStrunzo wrote:

Eagles aren't lazy, they're smart. Why bust your hump looking for a meal when this big water stopper, grinder serves it up free? And in bite sized pieces.

Ah yes, the old 4600 foot Cuisinart. Eagles are smart and when they can be, lazy. They expend large amounts of energy getting all that body and wings into the air, and unlike their distant cousins the vultures, eagles aren't nearly as good at riding the thermals. One of the reasons they have developed keen eyesight is, it allows then to lazily hang out on a high perch looking for a meal to present it's self.

Dalek Loc: Detroit, Miami, Goffstown

Check into a local motel and take Uber. They will drop you off right at the spot you want.

larryim Loc: Ohio

We were there yesterday and got there at 5:00 just after they opened the gate to the parking lot. Yes there were eagles, probably 2 dozen ar least, but for the most part they stayed on the opposite shore. There were some good fly overs and one did fish nearer to us, but it was not as good as previous visits. Talking to people that come to the dam often, we were told that it hasn’t been as good as previous years and they theorize that it is because the water level is so high. The viewing deck has been closed because of the high water and the gates were constantly open yesterday. There are still good areas along the ridge by the river, but some areas have trees to try to avoid. It was still fun, but not as productive as previous visits in other years.

larryim Loc: Ohio

By the way, we stayed at a Hampton Inn in Aberdeen that was only 20 minutes away. There are other hotel chains in the area as well.

Rineal Loc: Copake NY

Thank you all!
Richard

ggab Loc: ?

Rineal wrote:

Hi everybody!
Anyone know how it looks with eagles at the Conowingo Dam for the next few weeks? I know that some Hoggers have been there in the past... Am considering going down for a few days sometime soon. Best places to shoot? Best places to stay?
Thanks in advance for for any helpful ideas,

Richard

I live about 2 hrs away, however I have never made the trip.
Aside from having Large Prime L lenses, what telephoto range would you recommend?
Will I need my 150 - 600 or is 100 - 400 sufficient? I get it, longer is typically better, however is it necessary?
I would not use a Teleconverter.

Thanks

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

ggab wrote:

I live about 2 hrs away, however I have never made the trip.
Aside from having Large Prime L lenses, what telephoto range would you recommend?
Will I need my 150 - 600 or is 100 - 400 sufficient? I get it, longer is typically better, however is it necessary?
I would not use a Teleconverter.

Thanks

I use the matching 1.4 extender on both my 150-600 Sigma Sport and EF 100-400L II. I've even used my Sigma 2X extender but auto focus tends to go away. You will need as much reach as you can get. But, bring at least two cameras and mount the 100-400 on one of them. Sometimes you can get good photos of the birds in the trees right above the parking area.

ggab Loc: ?

rmorrison1116 wrote:

I use the matching 1.4 extender on both my 150-600 Sigma Sport and EF 100-400L II. I've even used my Sigma 2X extender but auto focus tends to go away. You will need as much reach as you can get. But, bring at least two cameras and mount the 100-400 on one of them. Sometimes you can get good photos of the birds in the trees right above the parking area.

Thanks.

ggab Loc: ?

rmorrison1116 wrote:

I use the matching 1.4 extender on both my 150-600 Sigma Sport and EF 100-400L II. I've even used my Sigma 2X extender but auto focus tends to go away. You will need as much reach as you can get. But, bring at least two cameras and mount the 100-400 on one of them. Sometimes you can get good photos of the birds in the trees right above the parking area.

I have a 7D, 7D MkII, Tamron 150 - 600 G1, Sigma 100 - 400. I have used the Tamron 2x teleconverter with the 150 - 600 and it was terrible.
Perhaps a 1.4 will fare better since the magnification of lens weaknesses is not as apparent.

Thanks

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

ggab wrote:

I have a 7D, 7D MkII, Tamron 150 - 600 G1, Sigma 100 - 400. I have used the Tamron 2x teleconverter with the 150 - 600 and it was terrible.
Perhaps a 1.4 will fare better since the magnification of lens weaknesses is not as apparent.

Thanks

My 100-400 is Canon and the matching extender is Canon. They seem to work well together. You should get better results with your 7D mk II. It's image sensors pixel size is ideal for high resolution cropping.