The cottonwood tree is almost as cool as the bald eagle. And that light! It was momentary, which makes the mistake harder to bear.
While shooting, I knew there were little branches in front of the eagle, but I didn’t realize until I saw the images on the computer that one branch literally goes right across the eagle’s eye. Sigh.
Here we go; a little better when the eagle ducked a bit to at least allow a shot of his/her (?) eye not directly crossed by a branch.
The eagle stayed “sticky” as I drove a little closer, using my vehicle as a “hide” to try not to spook the eagle (and all of these are taken with a 600mm lens and cropped).
I’m happy to say that s/he was comfortable enough with my presence in the rolling hide that s/he never flew away while I was there. I drove on and left it to its day doing eagle things.
Pretty cool sighting for the (windy) day after Christmas!
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Great pictures TJ – something that many of us never get to see.
What beautiful pictures of this regal bird!
Another beautiful gift from TJ, pic of nature in her/his natural habitat. Wishing you a joyful New Year TJ along with your surrounding nature!
Gorgeous eagle photos, TJ! I love the wind-ruffled feathers and those stark, winter cottonwood limbs. Very pretty. Even the branch-across-the-eye shot is beautuful! 😁
Cool indeed!!
Great photos TJ ! The windblown look is such fun ! Too many times branches have ruined a shot of mine but the clarity and beautifully blurred background take one’s attention :). Belated Merry Christmas 🎄