Eagles on the Mississippi in Iowa
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These pictures are from the first week of “eagle season” along the Mississippi River.
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Mi630 wrote:
These pictures are from the first week of “eagle season” along the Mississippi River.
Great images.Lock and Dam 14?
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Jan 16, 2018 09:14:14 #
Mi630. The first capture is great. I was there last year and Eagle all over the place. There was a big tree by the dam that the Eagles 🦅 stayed in. Thanks for sharing. If I may ask what Len did you used.
Jan 16, 2018 09:19:21 #
PixelStan77 wrote:
Great images.Lock and Dam 14?
Yes, at Lock and Dam 14. Unfortunately, so far at least, the action isn’t as good as it used to be. There were two trees next to the water the eagles would perch in and swoop down to catch fish. Sometimes only 20 feet away. Well those trees were taken down because they were dead and erected artificial perches in place. They did plant some trees but due to the quality of the soil they had to plant small trees. It will be many years until they are big enough to have eagles use them.
The eagles are there but they tend not to come in as close as they used to. The last couple days I have gone down to L & D 15. Tons more eagles there. One estimate put the number around 300-400 eagles. Again not always real close but occasionally one will come in close. The times I have been there the wind was from the south so fishing shots were from behind which isn’t good. Hoping for northerly winds soon.
Jan 16, 2018 09:22:54 #
Camera Man wrote:
Mi630. The first capture is great. I was there last year and Eagle all over the place. There was a big tree by the dam that the Eagles 🦅 stayed in. Thanks for sharing. If I may ask what Len did you used.
I used Canon’s 100-400 ll. I bought a 5D Mark 4 recently and I think I used that body with a 1.4 x. I switch off between that and a 7 D Mark ll.
Jan 16, 2018 10:19:44 #
Mi630 wrote:
Yes, at Lock and Dam 14. Unfortunately, so far at ... (show quote)
Thanks for taking the time to tell me. It is a 3hr drive for me and sounds L&D 14 is iffy which I enjoyed going to years ago. Will have to make the trip for L&D 15.
Jan 16, 2018 11:14:01 #
PixelStan77 wrote:
Thanks for taking the time to tell me. It is a 3hr drive for me and sounds L&D 14 is iffy which I enjoyed going to years ago. Will have to make the trip for L&D 15.
People are hoping that if one eagle will start using the perches things might get better. I’ll check back periodically on L&D 14 but first choice now will be 15. At any one time there have been at least 10-20 eagles in the air at 15. If you have a 600 mm lens it could be great. Check wind conditions. Look for northerly or westerly winds.
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