Eagle action sequence, 7 images: 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...

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Mar 2, 2017 04:41:07 #

SQUIRL033 Loc: Chehalis, WA

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!!

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Mar 2, 2017 04:44:29 #

cmc65

This is the stuff of dreams😊Glad you stayed put. Thx

Mar 2, 2017 04:46:40 #

jim quist Loc: Missouri

Wonderful.

Mar 2, 2017 05:19:34 #

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

Great set Rocky hoping i get the chance for a sequence like this.

SQUIRL033 wrote:

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Mar 2, 2017 05:50:21 #

neilds37 Loc: Port Angeles, WA

SQUIRL033 wrote:

Went down to my trusty "bird park" on Tu... (show quote)

IMO, clean and sharp has its place, but action can trump all. Great shots from a unique opportunity.

Mar 2, 2017 05:52:47 #

Old Grey Beard Loc: Salt Lake City, Utah

Excellent series.

Mar 2, 2017 05:52:59 #

Puddin

Wow? Rocky. Any one of these is magnificent, but all of them...
The setting, the clarity and yes, the light are excellent.
Way to be on your game.
Doug

Mar 2, 2017 06:18:24 #

klaus60 Loc: Cologne, Germany

Great shots!

Mar 2, 2017 06:27:15 #

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Great set.

Mar 2, 2017 06:37:07 #

CLF Loc: Raleigh, NC

SQUIRL033 wrote:

Went down to my trusty "bird park" on Tu... (show quote)

Squirl033, to be so lucky. You were lucky the Eagle came by but your photography sure was not. You were prepared to take photos and boy you got them. These are excellent and I thank you for your ability to get them and also for sharing them here on UHH.