Juvenile Bald Eagle Stare Down
January 21, 2015
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Sometimes the light doesn't cooperate but sometimes the moment is just too good not to appreciate despite the less than perfect conditions. I really like this moment captured of a juvenile bald eagle giving great eye contact. Do I wish it was more sunlit? Of course, but that is one of the challenges of nature photography.
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Juvenile Bald Eagle Going into a Dive
January 20, 2015
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Here is a Juvi showing decent form going into a dive towards the water. The snow actually makes for a decent backdrop for this bird and shows off his features nicely.
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Bald Eagle in the Zone
January 19, 2015
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I will never get tired of this pose with talons extended. When these birds are closing in on a fish, they are in such a zone. It doesn't matter at that moment if others birds are flying around or if 30 photographers are taking its photo...nothing will break that concentration.
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Eagle Sailing over the Icy Mississippi
January 19, 2015
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When they fly by this close and this fast, it is challenging for both the photographer and camera/lens to keep up. It takes a combination of decent autofocus/focus speed and panning experience and even then you are guaranteed to come away with a usable photo. Here is one where it all came together to give a nice usable image. This ice was an added...
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Working Hard for Every Bite
January 18, 2015
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Desperate times call for desperate measures. These mature eagles would land on the most stable chunks of ice they could find and would then tiptoe from ice float to ice float in order to get even the smallest of fish bites they could find. When it gets cold out, every bite matters.
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