first eagle

[Harryb]

Hi you'll,

This past weekend I was giving some visitng NYers the $5 tour of the Viera Wetlands. I was driving down the narrow, unpaved road when I slammed on the brakes because perched on the dead tree ahead of us was a bald eagle. This was the first time I've seen one outside of a zoo and I was a tad excited.

I wanted to get closer but the road went directly in front of him and I was afraid I would spook him if I got closer. Also, I noticed another photographer was already shooting from the side and I didn't want to spoil his shots even though he was shooting a Canon.

Harry

[Harryb]

2nd shot

[Harryb]

mandatory flight shot

[ehughes]

Those are great Harry,

I have yet to see a Bald Eagle in the wild. I have a trip planned in Feb to go check them out.

PS
I'll try to ignore the Canon remark......:gun2

[Andy]

Those are great Harry,

I have yet to see a Bald Eagle in the wild. I have a trip planned in Feb to go check them out.

PS
I'll try to ignore the Canon remark......:gun2

y'all have to excuse harry's manners - somewhat typical of nikon users :lol3

ps: nice boid harry!

[Harryb]

Hey Ed,

When you go after the eagels make sure you have some reach. My shots are heavily cropped and I was using my 80-400 lens. They are a thrill when you see them. I was so caught up when he took to flight there was a delay before I realized I was trying to get a shot.

Hey I was nice to the Canon guy, I didn't ruin his shot. I realized he was shooting with a handicap (he didn't have enough reach, he was using the 70-200) so I gave him all the help I could. I always try to help out Canon shooters. :wink

Harry

[jwear]

GREAT SHOTS HARRY ,[eagles are not easy] shot about 100 in alaska years back pre digitail and only had 2 i liked if i had been able to look at my shots i would have had many more after i made the up for the speed .All birds of prey are kodak moments again MR H GREAT SHOTS :clap oh Harry got my vr yesterday :1drink Jeff

[Steve Cavigliano]

Hey Ed,

When you go after the eagels make sure you have some reach. My shots are heavily cropped and I was using my 80-400 lens. They are a thrill when you see them. I was so caught up when he took to flight there was a delay before I realized I was trying to get a shot.

Hey I was nice to the Canon guy, I didn't ruin his shot. I realized he was shooting with a handicap (he didn't have enough reach, he was using the 70-200) so I gave him all the help I could. I always try to help out Canon shooters. :wink

Harry
Awwwww man, I want one too :cry Nice shots Harry, you lucky dog :wink You are right, they are a thrill to see. I'd have probably dropped my camera in the mud, I'd be so amped up....LOL I get that way with hawks and herons, an eagle would push me over the edge (since I've already got my toes curled over it...lol).

Reach is the magic word. I used to think that 400-500mm's would get me close. I was way off on that one :dunno Even with the Bigma's close to 800mm reach, big raptors only fill a very small portion of the frame. Meaning that you only have 100-200kb of image data to work with, if you're lucky.

LOL @ you being nice to the Canon guy :lol As for him shooting with the 70-200mm, maybe he was using a 1.4X, or even a 2X, TC under that 70-200. Which would have leveled the playing field some :rofl

Anyhow, thanks for sharing these.

Steve

[Harryb]

y'all have to excuse harry's manners - somewhat typical of nikon users :lol3

I got fine manners. I just mentioned that I had to assist that poor guy shooting a Canon. Those Canon shooters usually do need some help. :D

ps: nice boid harry!
Thank you. Shooting eagles is a tad different than shooting NYC pigeons.

Harry

[Harryb]

GREAT SHOTS HARRY ,[eagles are not easy] shot about 100 in alaska years back pre digitail and only had 2 i liked if i had been able to look at my shots i would have had many more after i made the up for the speed .All birds of prey are kodak moments again MR H GREAT SHOTS :clap oh Harry got my vr yesterday :1drink Jeff
Thanks Jeff. I can't wait to see what you and that 70-200VR do together.

Harry

[FLEMING7155]

mandatory flight shot awsome pic id love to see one in the wild . i lived in new york for 14 yrs and never seen one , luck you:thumb

[mikerad53]

I have bird-envy..............my hawk pales!

[davev]

Hi you'll,

This past weekend I was giving some visitng NYers the $5 tour of the Viera Wetlands. I was driving down the narrow, unpaved road when I slammed on the brakes because perched on the dead tree ahead of us was a bald eagle. This was the first time I've seen one outside of a zoo and I was a tad excited.

I wanted to get closer but the road went directly in front of him and I was afraid I would spook him if I got closer. Also, I noticed another photographer was already shooting from the side and I didn't want to spoil his shots even though he was shooting a Canon.

HarryGood shots Harry. You've turned into quite a bird watcher since moving south.
Eagles are fun to see even here in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
In the spring when they start to head up north, there is a small town
named Wabasha. It's about 70 miles south of the twin cities, and it's on the
Mississippi river. The eagles follow the river to the north. For a few days
in the spring, the trees along the river are full of eagles. We talked to
some folks there and they told of one weekend a few years back, that
they counted over 500 eagles. The wife and I went down there last year
in Feburary and only saw a couple of dozen of them, and none close
enough for a real good shot. The National Eagle center is there also.
They had 3 injured eagles in their care. The birds are used for classroom
info and awareness.
I hope you don't mind, here's a pic with my wife (5'-6") standing by a
full grown eagle. the birds are huge.

Happy Holidays.
dave.

http://www.pbase.com/image/37577058.jpg

Anyway, nice pics Harry.

[Tim Kirkwood]

Harry these are great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love eagles! I collect them (not the reals ones but you know.....)


I wish I lived somewhere where I could just be out drivin and see such a site....


Thanks for sharing!!!!!!!!

[Ric Grupe]

I envy this one!

Not much to say...I know how I felt those many years ago up at the Boundry Waters when I shot my first Baldy. :lust

Congratulations :clap Harry. :thumb

[fish]

I hope you don't mind, here's a pic with my wife (5'-6") standing by a
full grown eagle. the birds are huge.
Wow! Is it any wonder this is the symbol of America? Nice touch having the flag in the background too. :thumb

Anyway, nice pics Harry.
I concur completely! Truly majestic.



Harry, I hope you're not too cheesed-off at me for sticking your head on a sodajerk's body. Just funnin', ya know?

[Harryb]

Harry, I hope you're not too cheesed-off at me for sticking your head on a sodajerk's body. Just funnin', ya know?[/QUOTE]I loved it. I would had responded in that thread but I thought it was getting old and figured to let it slide on down.

Nothing much cheeses me off any more except maybe Andy's table manners when he has a plate of ribs before him. Its a sight no civiized person should be subected to. :rofl

Harry

[Andy]

Harry, I hope you're not too cheesed-off at me for sticking your head on a sodajerk's body. Just funnin', ya know?

get yer food / drink purveyors straight there, fish-mongerel :lol3

[Andy]

but alas, it was just you, old, man, foaming at the mouth again :lol3

hey, steve and i had another good shoot tonight in cali -- little shooting and a lotta eatin' - italian tonight. missed you...

cheers,

a

Harry, I hope you're not too cheesed-off at me for sticking your head on a sodajerk's body. Just funnin', ya know?I loved it. I would had responded in that thread but I thought it was getting old and figured to let it slide on down.

Nothing much cheeses me off any more except maybe Andy's table manners when he has a plate of ribs before him. Its a sight no civiized person should be subected to. :rofl

Harry[/QUOTE]

[Harryb]

[QUOTE=Steve Cavigliano]Awwwww man, I want one too :cry Nice shots Harry, you lucky dog :wink You are right, they are a thrill to see. I'd have probably dropped my camera in the mud, I'd be so amped up....LOL I get that way with hawks and herons, an eagle would push me over the edge (since I've already got my toes curled over it...lol).

Come on down to Florida and I'll get you one of your own. :heh

We never have enough reach. I took a local workshop right before the Reznick workshop as part of our annual Birding and Wildlife Festival. The pro running it let me look through her setup. She was shooting with a Canon (maybe she wasn't that much of a pro ) :rofl 600mm lens with a 2x tele-extender. Now that's reach. She was shooting witha film camera but can you imagine how far she could have gone witha digital and the 1.6x factor?

I'm always nice to Canon shooters. I figure they need all the help I can give them. :D

Harry

[Harryb]

awsome pic id love to see one in the wild . i lived in new york for 14 yrs and never seen one , luck you:thumb
I had lived in NYC for 57 years and never saw one except at the Flushing Zoo.
Thanks for the kind words.

Harry

[Harryb]

I have bird-envy..............my hawk pales!
Its never a comparison between shots but rather did we get the best shot we could in our individual situations. Yours was a fine shot.

Harry

[lynnma]

Couple of years back I was in a canoe on Lake Umbagog in NH under a dead tree atop which was perched a bald eagle... we drifted around and around watching him sooooo closup.. oh if only I'd had my drebel than... I woulda had loads...:1drink

[Harryb]

That shot of your wife and the eagle really gives a good perspective on how big they are. Good shot also. They are magnificant.

Thanks for the kind comments.


Harry

[Ann McRae]

Great job.


ann

[Trish323]

Hi Harry!

Yea! ya got the eagle!Great Captures of Him. And BTW...the tour should have been higher priced since it included an eagle!!http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/clap.gif