New bald eagle photos
By Tony Campbell
Eagle Eye Imaging
I made my first winter trip of 2008 along the Great River Road over the weekend, and I was able to get plenty of new bald eagle photos and some morning silhouette pictures of Canada geese and mallard ducks.
The temperature was very cold, but the sky was nice and clear and plenty of eagles were out fishing in the open waters. Ice chunks have begun to form in the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers, and some eagles were spending their time riding on the ice while others spent the morning perched along the waterway.
My favorite photos of the day include one particularly cooperative eagle that allowed me to stand directly underneath it. Of course, it kept a close eye on me, and would often peek down at me from its perch.
My other favorite is a silhouette image that shows the vivid colors of the morning sky.
The good news is there was plenty of eagle activity and plenty of great light. The bad news is I seemed to be having an off day with my manual focus 600mm lens, so many of my 900 images have been moved to the delete folder. I did get some I was happy with, though, and hopefully I will do a better job on my upcoming eagle trips.
In all, we spotted approximately 100 eagles during our time along the rivers. Here are some more of the morning's photos.
This eagle (below) has just dropped its meal:
Eagle Eye Imaging
I made my first winter trip of 2008 along the Great River Road over the weekend, and I was able to get plenty of new bald eagle photos and some morning silhouette pictures of Canada geese and mallard ducks.
The temperature was very cold, but the sky was nice and clear and plenty of eagles were out fishing in the open waters. Ice chunks have begun to form in the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers, and some eagles were spending their time riding on the ice while others spent the morning perched along the waterway.
My favorite photos of the day include one particularly cooperative eagle that allowed me to stand directly underneath it. Of course, it kept a close eye on me, and would often peek down at me from its perch.
My other favorite is a silhouette image that shows the vivid colors of the morning sky.
The good news is there was plenty of eagle activity and plenty of great light. The bad news is I seemed to be having an off day with my manual focus 600mm lens, so many of my 900 images have been moved to the delete folder. I did get some I was happy with, though, and hopefully I will do a better job on my upcoming eagle trips.
In all, we spotted approximately 100 eagles during our time along the rivers. Here are some more of the morning's photos.
This eagle (below) has just dropped its meal:
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