Eagle in the Shadows

[Khaos]

Hanging inside the shadows of the branches.

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[jerrydoughnut]

You are the man!:thumb I can only dream of getting shots like those. fantastic shots dude. Thanks for sharing them.

[DoctorIt]

gotta be at a zoo, right? Not legal to get that close, unless you have a 16000mm lens :D

cool shots - get the bird to come out of the distracting branches next time. Bring a kitty or something... :lol3

[Khaos]

gotta be at a zoo, right? Not legal to get that close, unless you have a 16000mm lens :D

cool shots - get the bird to come out of the distracting branches next time. Bring a kitty or something... :lol3
Nope, I have a couple as pets in my backyard.:bs

Yeah, part of the wolf habitat at the zoo.

[Harryb]

Very nice. :thumb That third shot is prime.

[DoctorIt]

i was also noticing the beak is very light colored. i feel like the ones i've seen were much more yellow. is that an adolescent or young bird?

[GREAPER]

It's a mature eagle, the juvinile will have a brown head which slowly turns white as they mature. their heads will be streaked with brown for more than a year as they grow.

I think I was told once that the light colored beak was caused by the diet of captive birds and the difference from the "wild diet"

I think the feed captive birds mice or rats, but wild eagles mostly eat fish,

This is what I heard, I could be FOS.

[bfjr]

#3 for me too :thumb
and fish yes main diet :thumb

[Khaos]

So do people who eat a lot fish will get yellow teeth?:D


This had to of been a much older eagle. While the area was secure from the outside, it was completely open from where I was shooting. Since that was the case they had to of known he wouldn't of flown around. Either way I was foaming at the mouth because I was able to get close and capture an eagle in a tree with sunlight streaming through the branches.

[jwear]

So do people who eat a lot fish will get yellow teeth?:D


This had to of been a much older eagle. While the area was secure from the outside, it was completely open from where I was shooting. Since that was the case they had to of known he wouldn't of flown around. Either way I was foaming at the mouth because I was able to get close and capture an eagle in a tree with sunlight streaming through the branches. no dummy thay get YELLOW TAIL :D . nice set when you go to the zoo ----when don't you go to the zoo ??:rofl ask them about the coloring if you would the eagle does look a little light all around ??:scratch .It is a great thrill when you get close enough to nail them ,and again very nice set :thumb :thumb

[bfjr]

So do people who eat a lot fish will get yellow teeth?:D


This had to of been a much older eagle. While the area was secure from the outside, it was completely open from where I was shooting. Since that was the case they had to of known he wouldn't of flown around. Either way I was foaming at the mouth because I was able to get close and capture an eagle in a tree with sunlight streaming through the branches.

I wonder that as well about my Santa Ana Zoo Eagle he is in an open area. If he could fly away there nothing I can see to stop. I just thought they clip his wings same as I do Maggie's :dunno

[Khaos]

I wonder that as well about my Santa Ana Zoo Eagle he is in an open area. If he could fly away there nothing I can see to stop. I just thought they clip his wings same as I do Maggie's :dunno
Ahhh, damn I'm stooopid.:scratch We have to keep Coco's wings clipped for the same reason.

Must be the booze and the long weekend.:D