Came across this juvenile Bald Eagle today while out cruising along the Clark Fork River. D610, Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E VR w/Nikon TC 1.4 1/400 @ f/8 ISO 200.
Nice shot. I suppose mother eagle said. It is time to take care of yourself. Good hunting.
billbarcus wrote:
Came across this juvenile Bald Eagle today while out cruising along the Clark Fork River. D610, Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E VR w/Nikon TC 1.4 1/400 @ f/8 ISO 200.
Nice shot. He looks ticked off. LOL
Probably ticked off because mom deserted him. (or her).
jccash wrote:
Nice shot. He looks ticked off. LOL
Great shot, the angle of the sunshine and catch light in its eye create a dramatic composition of an otherwise good subject as well.
wham121736 wrote:
Probably ticked off because mom deserted him. (or her).
Shot this one in my front years.
Thanks. Momma & Poppa were close by, watching.
Yes, eagles naturally look PO'd most of the time. Thanks.
Thank you. It was the very last ray of the 'Golden Hour'. The sun sank behind the mountains in about one minute after clicking the shutter. I was shooting on 'machine-gun' mode, so did get several good keepers at various poses.
As a rule eagle families stay together thru the early years. While the juveniles may appear to have been abandoned, the adults are usually nearby somewhere in the sky or elsewhere - our human eyes just don't see or detect them when they're cruising around at 10-thousand feet. Bald eagles don't develop the white head until about 5 years of age. Thanks for looking.
This is a Rough-legged hawk. The tell-tale bright yellow fore-beak and brown-speckled & white leg feathers are a dead give-away. Judging from the head pose, it appears as though this bird is a bit soaked and has a dampened spirit from a recent rain. Good shot.
Typical teenager, just hanging out
Nice one.
He doesn't look too thrilled about his independence though..........but he appears healthy and will do just fine I am sure.
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