Bald eagle

[jbird]

Theres a local lake thats stuffed full of 10" salmon smolt. They stock them as fingerlings in the spring and theres 10s of 1000s of them. I discovered there was an eagle that loves hand outs along the east shore. I took up my new Nikon DSLR and proceeded to limit on salmon smolt. Letting all the trout go. I gave my limit to my new friend. I am greatly lacking in photography skills, so "cooperative" wild life really is appreciated :-)

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[Hairstacker]

Wow, awesome shots Jay! I like the spray of water left behind in the 1st one but I think the 2nd one is my favorite. All 3 are great shots, though, looks like you got a great camera. 8)8)8)

[Phil Synhorst]

Sweet pics Jay.:cool:






On a side note, Chuck Norris is a puss. Bruce Lee kicked his butt.:lol:

[aaron]

Sweet pics, but if I understand your post correctly, is feeding the bird really in it's best interest?

[jbird]

Wow, awesome shots Jay! I like the spray of water left behind in the 1st one but I think the 2nd one is my favorite. All 3 are great shots, though, looks like you got a great camera. 8)8)8)

Thanks Mike! Heres a few from the "cutting room floor"

I like the mountain/eagle/wooden cross effect here.
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Sweet pics Jay.:cool:






On a side note, Chuck Norris is a puss. Bruce Lee kicked his butt.:lol:

Thank you sir! And I agree...thats why theres no Bruce Lee jokes ;-)


Sweet pics, but if I understand your post correctly, is feeding the bird really in it's best interest?

Uh-huh!

[Rockman]

I never tire at these types of shots. I do witness it often at Lake Siskiyou. There are a couple of resident bald eagles, and many osprey to keep it intresting. Once again, nice shots.
Rockman

[Hairstacker]

Thanks for sharing those "cutting room floor" pics Jay! I think some of those are every bit as nice as the others. I especially like how in that last photo where the eagle is angling toward the camera how it keeps its head level despite the nearing-vertical orientation of the wings -- very cool shot!

[BillB]

Nice Jay! Those first three are money shots. I love the vibrant color. Thanks for sharing.

[PMD]

Sweet pics. They look professional to me.

[DonCooksey]

Fantastic photos!

[angelfly]

Gorgeous! The colors are so vivid.

[Darian]

Jay,.... Great photo's. You may not know it but you were photographing a rare bird there. It's called an Iggle. Patrick McManus provided a great description of this bird in one of his books. Iggles soar, like yours, and catch fish, too. Many times, I suppose, to the ambarassment of anglers who're unable to match the fishing, flying capabilities of the competition (....obviously, you're not in the company of that group :D ). Iggles sometimes step up to impersonate one of our national symbols when needed.... :nod: :nod:

Keep up the good work.... =D>

[RobK.]

Great photos !!

I had a couple of Bald Eagles flying around me today while i was hunting duck this morning . They are so beautiful .

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

After outlawing DDT and giving these birds some protection they have made a big comeback all over.

Cool photos............thanks

[RobK.]

very nice !!