Thank you

Thank you

Bonus day of photography as far as taking pictures of eagles goes for me. Saw female eagle at nest, watched male fly by and go across the street. Followed him and was able to get real close to photograph. Bonus comes in when 4yo adolescent eagle shows up and eventually shares tree with adult male. VERY unusual for them to be so close and not fighting.

Adult male (dad) left, 4yo adolescent on right


4yo preparing for lift off

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4yo lifting off


4yo in beginning of flight


4yo backside shot showing "dirty" tail feathers


adult male eagle

Excellent

You are correct. I have hundreds of eagle photos, in nest, with eaglets, flying, roosting. I live very close to the nest site, so I monitor twice a day and sometimes see them soaring over my neighborhood. I'm very fortunate.

Thank you

Thank you

No tripod or monopod. I have both but never use them. I find them limiting and awkward. I just click away and sometimes I get a good photo. I have 111,700 photos on my MAC!!

If the eagles are not together the only way I can tell is by the loose wing feather on the right wing of the male. It was there last year, and it's still there this year. The other way is if they are sitting side by side. As in most raptor species, female is larger than male. It can be a challenge though.

Thanks.

Thanks.

I don't fool with that stuff, and truthfully, it's because I don't know how to on my Nikon D3400!!! Thanks for the advice though. When "shooting" these beautiful creatures, point and click multiple shots and hope for the best!!

I need to keep my eyes more open. I have not noticed those before. Saw a juvenile red shouldered hawk - boring. Would love to see the merlin.

I monitor the eagle nest location about twice a day, morning and late afternoon.
sometimes I'm lucky and see the eagles, sometimes I'm not.

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Sorry about that. I'm also a novice at this website!! I used my Nikon D3400 with a tamron 150-600 lens. Always have my camera set on auto.

Here's another photo I have taken of the eagle pair. Male on left, female on right.

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