BIF Food Fight: To see more, please go to: http://img.gg/Lh9DEHU Please view at full screen if possible. As with my peregrine photos, Fast BIF, (now in the "Links and Resources"...

retlaw Loc: Northern New Jersey

To see more, please go to:
http://img.gg/Lh9DEHU
Please view at full screen if possible.

As with my peregrine photos, Fast BIF, (now in the "Links and Resources" section), these shots were also made with the Nikon 600mm on a D500. They are mostly eagles because that was my goal, however; I did include some other shots as well simply because they were made on the same outing. I apologize for the several out of focus or poor looking shots, but most were taken at great distances and cropped. I included them because I liked them or felt that they completed the story. The story seems to be that survival is generally tough and somewhat gruesome.

vonzip Loc: cape cod

But who's got the fish? Great capture.

ejfin Loc: SF Bay area

The series is incredible, What shutter speed do you generally use to catch this kind of action? Do you have any tips for those of us who are trying to capture action like this? Where were these shots taken and what time of year?

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

Retlaw un-necessarly and without reason " I apologize for the several out of focus or poor looking shots, " Really! ! These are fabulous action shots and something to be proud of indeed. No stuffed mounted taxidermy subjects in your collection... WOW ! !

All should visit his site link!

CanonTom Loc: Birmingham

Some of the best images I have ever seen! These are beyond great, they are totally fabulous!

retlaw Loc: Northern New Jersey

vonzip wrote:

But who's got the fish? Great capture.

Thanks for the compliments vonzip. The fish fell into the water and the one eagle went right after it as seen in this shot.

retlaw Loc: Northern New Jersey

ejfin wrote:

The series is incredible, What shutter speed do you generally use to catch this kind of action? Do you have any tips for those of us who are trying to capture action like this? Where were these shots taken and what time of year?

Thanks for the kind words, ejfin. I usually keep the shutter speed at 2000 or above while trying to keep the ISO as low as possible. As far as tips go, I am sure that you have read them already from many others; I have no magic. The best tip is encouragement to get out and shoot as much as possible. Time of year depends more on where you are. Search ebird and other sources for eagles spotted near you. Good luck!

retlaw Loc: Northern New Jersey

dpullum wrote:

Retlaw un-necessarly and without reason " I apologize for the several out of focus or poor looking shots, " Really! ! These are fabulous action shots and something to be proud of indeed. No stuffed mounted taxidermy subjects in your collection... WOW ! !

All should visit his site link!

Thanks so much, dpullum; I greatly appreciate your kind words.

You might also like to see my previous post on a peregrine I shot (repeated below for convenience):
Peregrines, also known as Duck hawks, are fast flyers so I consider myself very lucky to have captured one going after a couple ducks. This peregrine was really moving and, as you can see, the ducks took its presence very seriously by diving as quickly as possible to avoid the peregrine’s strike. The ducks dove so fast that they kicked up lots of water trying to submerge. Interestingly, some ducks seemed to know that they were being targeted and some knew just to be on guard. To say the least, I am extremely grateful to have experienced this wild show of nature. These photos are presented via a link because one should see them as a series. View them full screen and enjoy.

http://img.gg/ACJsNV0

retlaw Loc: Northern New Jersey

CanonTom wrote:

Some of the best images I have ever seen! These are beyond great, they are totally fabulous!

Thanks CanonTom, very generous of you. You can not see it, but I am blushing.

Jerry Coupe Loc: Kent, WA

You have posted incredible images. Recently I have spent several days photographing eagles in NW Washington, but my success rate for getting sharp images of birds in flight is probably less than 1% which shows how amazing you images are.

Many components are important for good BIF images. Practice and frequency are critical I think.

torchman310 Loc: Santa Clarita, Ca.

Amazing photos !

gray_ghost2 Loc: Antelope, (Sac) Ca.

Love your shots. While cruisinging Alaska I was able to get some eagle pic's but nothing near what you have shown. Well done.

retlaw Loc: Northern New Jersey

gray_ghost2 wrote:

Love your shots. While cruisinging Alaska I was able to get some eagle pic's but nothing near what you have shown. Well done.

Thanks very much Gray Ghost, I appreciate it.

Say, do you recognize the snow bunting in this pic?

retlaw Loc: Northern New Jersey

torchman310 wrote:

Amazing photos !

Thanks Torchman; I appreciate your looking and generous comment.

retlaw Loc: Northern New Jersey

Jerry Coupe wrote:

You have posted incredible images. Recently I have spent several days photographing eagles in NW Washington, but my success rate for getting sharp images of birds in flight is probably less than 1% which shows how amazing you images are.

Many components are important for good BIF images. Practice and frequency are critical I think.

Thank you, Jerry. You are right about the "many components", including a tripod and luck. :)