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Llano Eagles--Feb. 22nd and 23rd, and March 12th, 2014
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Mar 15, 2014 21:43:34   #
Lenf Loc: Strasburg,PA
 
Greta shots , thanks Pat

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Mar 15, 2014 22:52:13   #
Longhorn Loc: Austin, Texas
 
Great pictures and info. Those two eagles have produced some healthy young ones the past three years. That nest is getting larger every year. Hope that tree can hold out.

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Mar 15, 2014 23:26:44   #
ggiaphotos Loc: Iowa
 
ebrunner wrote:
Good set Pat. I love the photos of all that wonderful photographic porn. I'm not really jealous of all those wonderful lenses. No, I'm quite satisfied with what I have. Who needs all those gimbal heads and extra bodies that just hang off your shoulder anyway. No, I'm not jealous at all. Sob, sob. lol


Well, I am jealous! Great set Pat, love those eagles

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Mar 16, 2014 09:25:20   #
jwt Loc: Texas Hill Country
 
Jay Pat wrote:
This is the shot from behind the mighty and fearful Canons. LOL!!!
Right behind the fence is a railroad track.
Very easy to see from the fence line.
Using Google, I came up with a distance around 200 feet from the fence.
This nest is on Hwy 29 between Llano and Buchanan at Hwy 1431
Pat


Great bunch of captures Pat, I'm glad you posted the one with all the photographers lined up. That's a lot of competition. I really liked the whole series and I'm still trying to get a couple of eagle captures here, but its been problematic to say the least. Great job. :lol: :thumbup:

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Mar 16, 2014 12:02:58   #
HowardPepper Loc: Palm Coast, FL
 
Great shots Pat!

We used to have a Bald Eagle's nest at the end of our street (about a mile south of us), in a large, old Oak tree. Each spring we would see the Eagles come back to the nest to raise another group of young'uns. Unfortunately, the nest came down during a nor-easter several years ago, and we haven't seen the Eagles since.

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Mar 16, 2014 13:32:12   #
Sirius_one Loc: S.F. Bay Area
 
A very enjoyable series.

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Mar 16, 2014 17:19:55   #
nanaval Loc: Cornwall
 
Jay Pat wrote:
This went on for a while. The eagle in the distance tree then flew off and returned after a while with a fish. The eagle with the fish then circled around the tree with the juvenile about 4 times and then, flew to the nest. The adult was trying to lead the juvenile (the other one too, as it was probably close by. I never did see it).
Well, the juveniles never returned to the nest. The one juvenile that was in the right tree flew over to the tree that the adult had been in.
After some calling, the adult in the nest with the fish, picked up the fish and flew and circled around the tree about three times and then landed close to the river’s edge (out of our site). From the fence line, you can’t see the river. The couple I know have photographed these adult eagles for eleven seasons. They commented that, they have never seen an adult eagle remove a fish or any kind of food from the nest.
I have never seen a fish used to lure a juvenile to do anything. So, this was a very different event for me to watch and exciting to watch!
Later, the adult returned to the tree that the juvenile was in, with the same or another fish. Flew around several times and landed in the middle area of the tree where the juvenile was now. I had been seeing wings flapping down in the center area of the tree. This happened about 11am. The juveniles have not eaten since the previous day.
Things remained quiet for a while. I needed to head back home and left.
I did hear later that both juveniles did return back to the nest about 5:30 that evening.
This following image is when the adult first brought the fish to the nest. I guess I had my settings on manual and didn’t correct……..Nuts!
Wanted to post anyway as bad as it is, as this was a pretty good size fish.
This went on for a while. The eagle in the distanc... (show quote)


Great pictures Pat (all of them) and good to get info on them.

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Mar 16, 2014 19:12:48   #
Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA
 
Lenf wrote:
Greta shots , thanks Pat


Thanks, Lenf for the looking and commenting!
Pat

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Mar 16, 2014 19:13:54   #
Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA
 
Longhorn wrote:
Great pictures and info. Those two eagles have produced some healthy young ones the past three years. That nest is getting larger every year. Hope that tree can hold out.


I agree about the nest.
Thanks for commenting!
Pat

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Mar 16, 2014 19:14:42   #
Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA
 
ggiaphotos wrote:
Well, I am jealous! Great set Pat, love those eagles


Thanks, Lois!
I hope you find some to photograph!!
Pat

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Mar 16, 2014 19:16:41   #
Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA
 
jwt wrote:
Great bunch of captures Pat, I'm glad you posted the one with all the photographers lined up. That's a lot of competition. I really liked the whole series and I'm still trying to get a couple of eagle captures here, but its been problematic to say the least. Great job. :lol: :thumbup:


Thanks! They are fun to watch!
Pat

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Mar 16, 2014 19:22:28   #
Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA
 
HowardPepper wrote:
Great shots Pat!

We used to have a Bald Eagle's nest at the end of our street (about a mile south of us), in a large, old Oak tree. Each spring we would see the Eagles come back to the nest to raise another group of young'uns. Unfortunately, the nest came down during a nor-easter several years ago, and we haven't seen the Eagles since.


Thanks for commenting!
Have you asked around if the eagles are in your general area? I'm about a hours drive from this nest.
The thing about the fence line, you people come from all over and spend the weekend here just to take pictures.
Pat

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Mar 16, 2014 19:23:26   #
Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA
 
Sirius_one wrote:
A very enjoyable series.


Thanks! Glad you enjoyed them!
Pat

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Mar 16, 2014 19:24:01   #
Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA
 
nanaval wrote:
Great pictures Pat (all of them) and good to get info on them.


Thanks for looking and the kind words!
Pat

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Mar 16, 2014 21:07:20   #
bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL
 
Jay Pat wrote:
This went on for a while. The eagle in the distance tree then flew off and returned after a while with a fish. The eagle with the fish then circled around the tree with the juvenile about 4 times and then, flew to the nest. The adult was trying to lead the juvenile (the other one too, as it was probably close by. I never did see it).
Well, the juveniles never returned to the nest. The one juvenile that was in the right tree flew over to the tree that the adult had been in.
After some calling, the adult in the nest with the fish, picked up the fish and flew and circled around the tree about three times and then landed close to the river’s edge (out of our site). From the fence line, you can’t see the river. The couple I know have photographed these adult eagles for eleven seasons. They commented that, they have never seen an adult eagle remove a fish or any kind of food from the nest.
I have never seen a fish used to lure a juvenile to do anything. So, this was a very different event for me to watch and exciting to watch!
Later, the adult returned to the tree that the juvenile was in, with the same or another fish. Flew around several times and landed in the middle area of the tree where the juvenile was now. I had been seeing wings flapping down in the center area of the tree. This happened about 11am. The juveniles have not eaten since the previous day.
Things remained quiet for a while. I needed to head back home and left.
I did hear later that both juveniles did return back to the nest about 5:30 that evening.
This following image is when the adult first brought the fish to the nest. I guess I had my settings on manual and didn’t correct……..Nuts!
Wanted to post anyway as bad as it is, as this was a pretty good size fish.
This went on for a while. The eagle in the distanc... (show quote)


Nice series Jay Pat. :thumbup: :thumbup:

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