More eagles from Gavins Point Dam
Jan 18, 2015 15:37:59 #
I hope no one is getting tired of my eagle photos. I can spend all day sitting along the river and watching them. Gives me lots of practice with panning.
Jan 18, 2015 15:43:34 #
Jan 18, 2015 15:53:59 #
Jan 18, 2015 16:41:57 #
Jan 18, 2015 16:43:10 #
nice shots. i don't think the fish the juvie scooped up is going to hold off his appetite for too long! gary
Jan 18, 2015 17:27:20 #
ebbote wrote:
Your first shot is very good Mike.
I cropped the second photo so that you can see the water splash where the fish was grabbed. I thought it made for a little more dramatic photo since the eagle is going away from the camera.
Jan 18, 2015 17:29:39 #
gwr wrote:
nice shots. i don't think the fish the juvie scooped up is going to hold off his appetite for too long! gary
I watch a lot of the eagles eat the fish in flight then go back for another. I counted 30 eagles in about a 1 mile stretch along the river one day last week. Lots of photo opportunities.
Jan 18, 2015 19:13:51 #
manderson wrote:
I watch a lot of the eagles eat the fish in flight then go back for another. I counted 30 eagles in about a 1 mile stretch along the river one day last week. Lots of photo opportunities.
30 in a 1 mile stretch, that is awesome. i never would've thought of nebraska being such a hot spot. our bald eagles are making a comeback. I've never seen 30 though. i was screaming when i saw 2 together. there is a reservoir about a half hour from my house that has a breeding pair. they have produced triplets 5 years in a row but they seem to like fresh water and I'm on the ocean. i would love to see their offspring head towards me! gary
Jan 18, 2015 20:07:35 #
gwr wrote:
30 in a 1 mile stretch, that is awesome. i never would've thought of nebraska being such a hot spot. our bald eagles are making a comeback. I've never seen 30 though. i was screaming when i saw 2 together. there is a reservoir about a half hour from my house that has a breeding pair. they have produced triplets 5 years in a row but they seem to like fresh water and I'm on the ocean. i would love to see their offspring head towards me! gary
Nebraska has lots of eagles year round but more during the winter. I go to Gavins Point Dam in Yankton, SD, an hour drive straight north of my home. The Dam is on the Missouri River and has open water year round. In the early winter the eagles will be found along the river and Lewis and Clark Lake above the dam but when the lake freezes over, they congregate along the river.
Jan 18, 2015 22:01:08 #
Jan 20, 2015 22:21:34 #
Erv wrote:
Never get tired of them Mike! Just wish I was setting next to you!:)
Erv
Erv
Me too. You ever get up this way let me know.
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