A bald eagle takes on rowdy ravens
Dec 3, 2016 08:56:29 #
Dec 3, 2016 09:08:27 #
nospambob
Loc: Edmond, Oklahoma
Great series, great shots. But I'm curious about whether the wind turbine has had any effect on those birds. Could you tell?
Thanks so much.
Thanks so much.
Dec 3, 2016 09:21:09 #
merrytexan wrote:
Wow!! Linda... 
I love the action, the drama, and the telling of the story with your incredible shots that i'm sure were handheld!
we're you shaking from the thrill of it all?
I love the action, the drama, and the telling of the story with your incredible shots that i'm sure were handheld! we're you shaking from the thrill of it all?
I was indeed in shock and awe, Merry! And twice from outside forces: first was when I pulled over to the big turnout opposite (what luck to have that location!) while my eyes were on the birds, only to look up at the grill of an 18-wheeler coming from other direction who had decided to turn out at same time!
The other was when I had decided to drive further on, but shortly changed my mind and came back. This time, instead of standing outside the car and steadying myself against it, I remained inside, shooting from driver's seat. By then, the road snow was melting more and the first cars that went by covered my camera lens with flying slush!
Thank you very much for your comments
Dec 3, 2016 09:21:24 #
Dec 3, 2016 09:21:37 #
Cotondog wrote:
Excellent series, Linda. You caught some great action in these photos.
Thanks so much!
Dec 3, 2016 09:21:57 #
infocus wrote:
Great story telling in pictures Linda
Thank you very much, John! So glad you enjoyed.
Dec 3, 2016 09:23:21 #
sb wrote:
That is really neat! I bet it was noisy!
Thank you, Steve. Right beside a road with fast-moving traffic, so harder to notice. I do recall hearing the eagle vocalization I know from the nesting pair. I think it was when another bald eagle tried to join the fun. And yes, I'm sure the ravens were cawing a lot
Dec 3, 2016 09:24:21 #
Treepusher wrote:
Is this meant to be an subtle allegory about current political events, with the eagle representing Trump, the ravens as Democrats, all fighting over the right to feed on the carcass of a once great nation?
Or just an image of nature and dinnertime? Successful either way!
Or just an image of nature and dinnertime? Successful either way!
Randy, Randy, Randy - bad boy introducing politics to this thread! Glad you enjoyed the pics
Dec 3, 2016 09:24:56 #
Sendai5355 wrote:
Quoth the raven "Never more" Great capture. Besides numbers, I suspect the ravens are more intelligent birds and could outwit the eagle.
Thank you for your comments! I hadn't thought of that, but I suspect you're quite right.
Dec 3, 2016 09:28:23 #
Elyse200 wrote:
Love your captures!
I have an SX60 too and I'm wondering what settings you use for birds in flight.
Do you set your shortcut button to BIF?
Thanks.
I have an SX60 too and I'm wondering what settings you use for birds in flight.
Do you set your shortcut button to BIF?
Thanks.
Thanks so much for your comments. I used shutter priority with auto ISO. Shutter was set at 1/640 sec. I'm using the shortcut button for jpg/raw but these are jpg, so I could do short bursts. Raw takes too long to write to the card.
I edited these with Topaz Detail and in some instances, lightened parts of the eagle. I could have shot the entire series over-exposed (access with exposure compensation wheel) for more details in the ravens, but I like the blue skies and I love the silhouettes they created in several of my shots. My main problem was trying to zoom in or out and then focus when action was frenetic and coming from all directions
(I also have the Canon sx50, was using that in HQ burst mode almost exclusively. Located in SCN modes menu. I'll have to look for the BIF mode in the sx60; I've only used the camera a few times)
Very glad you enjoyed! If you have any other questions, please feel free; you've already taught me
Dec 3, 2016 09:28:26 #
Well done, Linda! I probably couldn't have gotten even one image with a single bird in it! Particularly with the SX!
Dec 3, 2016 09:33:19 #
Dec 3, 2016 09:35:08 #
roder10 wrote:
Great series, Linda. How great to have this wildlife so close. Makes me want to use my SX60 more.
Thank you so much, Rowedean! With my super-long-distant eagle nest, it appeared the image quality wasn't as good as the sx50 (which others have said, also), but these were closer and I edited in Topaz Detail besides. I just mentioned to another person that I could have over exposed for more detail in the ravens but that would have compromised other elements I liked. My main issue was being at the right focal length - lol
Dec 3, 2016 09:35:30 #
jaymatt wrote:
Nice fist-fight you captured there, Linda. Nice.
LOL - thank you, John!
Dec 3, 2016 09:37:08 #
nospambob wrote:
Great series, great shots. But I'm curious about whether the wind turbine has had any effect on those birds. Could you tell?
Thanks so much.
Thanks so much.
I was a bit shocked to see the eagle seemingly flying in from that direction, but no. Everyone was just doing what they do - fighting over leftovers
The area behind the hill has a dozen wind turbines and there are more further down. Thanks so much for your comments!
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