Eagles on the Mississippi in Iowa
Jan 16, 2018 11:23:23 #
Mi630 wrote:
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.
I have a 500mm which I have used in the past at L&D 14 with great success.I will try to check weather conditions for North or Westerly. Thanks again
Jan 16, 2018 11:29:35 #
Mi630 wrote:
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.
North West winds today and Wednesday. Thursday South.Thanks for the tip.
Is it from noon on at L&D 15 like 14 is?
Jan 16, 2018 11:34:25 #
Jan 16, 2018 13:58:41 #
Thank you for the information. That is a great place to see eagles. For me it’s about a 7 hour drive,glad to hear that they put a perch there.thanks for sharing
Jan 16, 2018 14:19:16 #
PixelStan77 wrote:
North West winds today and Wednesday. Thursday South.Thanks for the tip.
Is it from noon on at L&D 15 like 14 is?
Is it from noon on at L&D 15 like 14 is?
Yeah I would say so. At L&D 15 you will be facing more due south so angle to get sun on full face seems trickier.
Jan 17, 2018 03:33:04 #
Mi630 wrote:
These pictures are from the first week of “eagle season” along the Mississippi River.
When is "Eagle Season"? Any other known good area's between the park & Detroit, Mi.?
Jan 17, 2018 07:00:25 #
Really fantastic when double clicked, and wish everyone would could them that way!
Jan 17, 2018 09:32:20 #
Mi630 wrote:
Yeah I would say so. At L&D 15 you will be facing more due south so angle to get sun on full face seems trickier.
I call eagle season here in Iowa January until first or second week in March. The way I understand it is eagles from northern Wisconsin and Minnesota migrate down the Mississippi looking for open water which they find by the locks and dams along the river. As it starts getting warmer the eagles head back up north.
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