Eagles and Hawks on as super Fall day

[Louis Champan]

This past weekend here in the PNW, couldn't have gotten much better. Nice crisp morning temperature (39 degrees), clear skies with the sun to your back. With that as a backdrop I was out early on the search for something interesting to photograph, perferrable eagles and or hawks and did I ever run into them.

Here are a few of the shots that I took on Saturday all with D2Xs, 500mm and or 300mm.

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Louie

[Ric Grupe]

I bet you're pleased with yourself...grumble...grumble...grumble.

There, I put the green monster away.

Absolutely outstanding, Louie!:thumb

[Maestro]

Wow, Louis! :jawdrop I love the eagles and that Cooper's Hawk is great as well. I love red tails, but that Cooper's capture is outstanding! Where is PNW by the way?

[Luv2shoot]

WOW WOW WOW very nice. Where were these taken?

[jwear]

I think you live up by Chip :scratch rare day you get a blue sky :D great eagles :thumb

[bfjr]

Well done Louis :thumb

[Louis Champan]

I bet you're pleased with yourself...grumble...grumble...grumble.

There, I put the green monster away.

Absolutely outstanding, Louie!:thumb

Thanks Ric, I sure appreciate your kind words.

Louie

[Louis Champan]

Well done Louis :thumb

Thanks Benjamin, I appreciate your taking a look.

Louie

[Louis Champan]

I think you live up by Chip :scratch rare day you get a blue sky :D great eagles :thumb

Thanks Jeff, I appreciate your comments very much. Chip lives on Woodby Island and I live now is the Seattle area, so we're about 60 miles apart. By around here that's nothing as distance goes. Now you have it correct about it being a rare day to get blue skies, but what's even more rare is to find the birds out as well.

Louie

[Louis Champan]

WOW WOW WOW very nice. Where were these taken?

Thanks looking. These were all taken up on the Skagit Flats, near Mt. Vernon, Washington.

Louie

[Louis Champan]

Wow, Louis! :jawdrop I love the eagles and that Cooper's Hawk is great as well. I love red tails, but that Cooper's capture is outstanding! Where is PNW by the way?

Thanks stephen. The PNW, stands for the Pacific Northwest, more specifically the state of Washington. I live in the Seattle area, thsese shots were taken about 60 miles north of Seattle.

Louie

[PrescottPhotog]

Here are a few of the shots that I took on Saturday all with D2Xs, 500mm and or 300mm..Louie

Hi Louie, These are beautiful shots. What a weekend you must have had running into all these beauties. Makes for great viewing !! :clap :clap

[Luv2shoot]

Thanks looking. These were all taken up on the Skagit Flats, near Mt. Vernon, Washington.

Louie
Well since I'm in Oregon not that far for me to drive to. I was at Smith Rock outside Remond, OR a few weeks ago and found out that from Mid Feb-Mid June the golden eagles are there with babies. Something to consider I plan on going back just to get a look and with luck a shot or two.
Once again those are beautiful shots I love birds of prey

[kdog]

Oh my, these are awesome! :huh

Yeah, I'd call that a super day. :clap

Cheers,
-joel

[Harryb]

Outstanding Louie