Bald Eagle with prey (graphic)
Jan 25, 2018 22:07:47 #
DaveO wrote:
Fine job! The infamous food chain...
Thank you Dave! Yes, there is a lot of something trying to eat something going on out there.
Jan 25, 2018 22:19:25 #
imagemeister wrote:
Nicely done Phil ! .... looks like a moorhen ? - thanks for sharing
Thank you Larry! It is an American Coot, I grew up calling them mud hens. We do see Common Moorhens here in the winter but Coots are far more common and are year rounders. They are easy prey and high on the menu list of eagles and Peregrine falcons. I appreciate your visit.
Jan 25, 2018 22:21:46 #
Jan 25, 2018 22:24:17 #
mrpentaxk5ii wrote:
Great shots...every thing is food for some thing else.
So true! Thank you, I appreciate your comment.
Jan 25, 2018 22:29:52 #
Katydid wrote:
I had to get over the unease when I started photographing birds, especially hawks. The worst for me was watching a hawk catch and slowly kill a Virginia Rail, a bird I rarely get to see.
Your photo is what it is, a fact of every day life. You caught it very well.
Your photo is what it is, a fact of every day life. You caught it very well.
I am at peace with the way things work out there but I must say I had very dark thoughts about the Cooper's Hawk that took one of my beautiful little Juncos at the feeder yesterday. I appreciate your visit and comment Katy, thank you.
Jan 25, 2018 22:35:06 #
Bill_de wrote:
Never hold back with something like this. Great series!
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Thank you Bill I appreciate that thought! I guess I had concerns regarding folk's response to the fourth shot, but damn I love having my choice of shutter speed confirmed..... drop by drop!
Jan 26, 2018 05:57:59 #
rockdog wrote:
It is never my intention to shock or offend. I have a life long interest in birds of prey and capturing a moment like this is what keeps me going out there. I posted a less explicit set of this bird last week but held off on these, so viewer beware. This is how raptors make their living and I felt very fortunate to be there. These were taken at the Calif. State Refuge Gray Lodge in the northern Sacramento valley.
Excellent set Phil. Love those raptors. Nature doing it's thing. Glad you decided to post these. Still waiting to get some shots of one here grabbing a meal.
Jan 26, 2018 07:02:50 #
rockdog wrote:
It is never my intention to shock or offend. I have a life long interest in birds of prey and capturing a moment like this is what keeps me going out there. I posted a less explicit set of this bird last week but held off on these, so viewer beware. This is how raptors make their living and I felt very fortunate to be there. These were taken at the Calif. State Refuge Gray Lodge in the northern Sacramento valley.
Phil, excellent set of nature.
Greg
Jan 26, 2018 07:24:06 #
You did a nice job on these...this is what happens in wild life.
Jan 26, 2018 08:41:44 #
DBW
Loc: near Edmonton AB
Very nice set of pics. Nature at it's best, like the others say, everything needs to eat to live.
Jan 26, 2018 08:49:49 #
rockdog wrote:
It is never my intention to shock or offend. I have a life long interest in birds of prey and capturing a moment like this is what keeps me going out there. I posted a less explicit set of this bird last week but held off on these, so viewer beware. This is how raptors make their living and I felt very fortunate to be there. These were taken at the Calif. State Refuge Gray Lodge in the northern Sacramento valley.
awesome shots...it's what they do to stay alive.
Jan 26, 2018 09:01:35 #
Jan 26, 2018 10:04:23 #
rockdog wrote:
It is never my intention to shock or offend. I have a life long interest in birds of prey and capturing a moment like this is what keeps me going out there. I posted a less explicit set of this bird last week but held off on these, so viewer beware. This is how raptors make their living and I felt very fortunate to be there. These were taken at the Calif. State Refuge Gray Lodge in the northern Sacramento valley.
Rick
Excellent photos and not offensive
Jan 26, 2018 10:16:50 #
rockdog wrote:
It is never my intention to shock or offend. I have a life long interest in birds of prey and capturing a moment like this is what keeps me going out there. I posted a less explicit set of this bird last week but held off on these, so viewer beware. This is how raptors make their living and I felt very fortunate to be there. These were taken at the Calif. State Refuge Gray Lodge in the northern Sacramento valley.
Great captures.
RichJan 26, 2018 10:46:08 #
Quality very good. I like the one best where the body of the eagle and its head are not so blocked by the branches.
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