Bald Eagle chewing on a fish.
Jan 8, 2016 11:58:27 #
A cold day (23 or 24 degrees) when I saw this Bald Eagle dramatically chewing on a fish he had just caught a few minutes before.
The Eagle was about 100-125 feet away on a sunny day. I used 560mm.
The Eagle was about 100-125 feet away on a sunny day. I used 560mm.
Jan 8, 2016 12:16:21 #
Regis wrote:
A cold day (23 or 24 degrees) when I saw this Bald Eagle dramatically chewing on a fish he had just caught a few minutes before.
The Eagle was about 100-125 feet away on a sunny day. I used 560mm.
The Eagle was about 100-125 feet away on a sunny day. I used 560mm.
OK, THIS is my favorite of your photos!!!! Outstanding..
Jan 8, 2016 12:17:17 #
Great photo Regis. You sure are getting your money's worth of awesome photos with that lens. Congratulations.
Dennis
Dennis
Jan 8, 2016 12:18:56 #
Jan 8, 2016 12:22:46 #
cmc65 wrote:
OK, THIS is my favorite of your photos!!!! Outstanding..
I thank you, cmc65. The lighting and angle plus the detail came together to give me a good capture. I would have liked to have seen more of the fish, but one can not have everything.
Thank you very much, cmc65.
Jan 8, 2016 12:25:26 #
dennis2146 wrote:
Great photo Regis. You sure are getting your money's worth of awesome photos with that lens. Congratulations.
Dennis
Dennis
It's the camera and the lens plus the extender that help me get these sharp photos. The sunny day and blue skies also help.
Thank you very much, Dennis.
Jan 8, 2016 12:26:20 #
Regis wrote:
A cold day (23 or 24 degrees) when I saw this Bald Eagle dramatically chewing on a fish he had just caught a few minutes before.
The Eagle was about 100-125 feet away on a sunny day. I used 560mm.
The Eagle was about 100-125 feet away on a sunny day. I used 560mm.
Once again outstanding shot
Jan 8, 2016 12:28:16 #
gwr wrote:
Awesome shot. Look at the size of those talons!! Gary
Exactly. I don't want to piss-off that Eagle and contend with those talons which could do a lot of damage on a human.
Thank you very much, Gary.
Jan 8, 2016 12:37:09 #
Jan 8, 2016 12:37:24 #
Billybuzz wrote:
Once again outstanding shot
Thank you very much, Billybuzz.
Jan 8, 2016 12:44:28 #
cmc65 wrote:
Regis, I was just wondering, do they nest in your area?
No, they generally don't. However, I have been told there are some nesting sights, but they are hard to find because of our thick forests. Of course we see many here between December 1-January 15 when they migrate out of Canada to feast on our spawning salmon. The northern Idaho Panhandle is 85% forest, so I am sure there are Bald Eagles out there, but finding them would be a challenge.
Jan 8, 2016 14:56:03 #
:thumbup: :thumbup:
Yesterday's newspaper had a picture of one here in my area. A jogger along the Santa Ana river west of my town got a cell phone picture of a Bald Eagle getting a drink and bathing on a sandbar, with a flock of vultures. The photographer has been jogging almost daily along the park trails by the river for 31 years and it is the first Bald Eagle he has seen there.
Yesterday's newspaper had a picture of one here in my area. A jogger along the Santa Ana river west of my town got a cell phone picture of a Bald Eagle getting a drink and bathing on a sandbar, with a flock of vultures. The photographer has been jogging almost daily along the park trails by the river for 31 years and it is the first Bald Eagle he has seen there.
Jan 8, 2016 16:29:39 #
That shot shows me the power of this animal. The talons look quite nasty. Good work as always Regis.
-Doc
-Doc
Jan 8, 2016 18:56:02 #
docshark wrote:
That shot shows me the power of this animal. The talons look quite nasty. Good work as always Regis.
-Doc
-Doc
Some of the more impressive talons I have seen posted here on UHH have been on Osprey.
Jan 8, 2016 20:23:32 #
robertjerl wrote:
:thumbup: :thumbup:
Yesterday's newspaper had a picture of one here in my area. A jogger along the Santa Ana river west of my town got a cell phone picture of a Bald Eagle getting a drink and bathing on a sandbar, with a flock of vultures. The photographer has been jogging almost daily along the park trails by the river for 31 years and it is the first Bald Eagle he has seen there.
Yesterday's newspaper had a picture of one here in my area. A jogger along the Santa Ana river west of my town got a cell phone picture of a Bald Eagle getting a drink and bathing on a sandbar, with a flock of vultures. The photographer has been jogging almost daily along the park trails by the river for 31 years and it is the first Bald Eagle he has seen there.
Remember, Bald Eagle population is increasing all over the United States and every state has some of these birds. The largest amount of Bald Eagles reside in Alaska. Keep watching, Robert.
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