first post...Teenage Bald Eagle..up close and personal...

[Mathias13]

I didn't know what to expect when I first encountered this eagle, thinking by the time I got close to it, it'll fly away. So I started taking zoom-in pics but was able to get close. Real close. I'm not sure if there was anything physically wrong with it because when I did get close, it just hissed...anywhoo, here are the pics.. I just have a Kodak digital...
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Thanks for looking...had to crop the last pic because you could see my shadow. Can still see my head but oh well...

 

[just x joey]

woah! magnificent bird!

 

[Anubis]

Hi Mathias, have a read at this http://www.digicamhelp.com/learn/nature/wildlife-ethics2.php

 

[DPW2007]

Number 4 is my favourite - what a fantastic capture!

David

 

[Raymond J Barlow]

I don't need to read the ethics link to know what it says... you should have taken a quick pics, and turned and left it ALONE. Report it to the conservation authorities.

I am sorry, but I have nothing good to say, but please learn from this mistake.

 

[TCimages]

WOW, what luck! Great pictures

 

[jm3]

I don't need to read the ethics link to know what it says... you should have taken a quick pics, and turned and left it ALONE. Report it to the conservation authorities.

I am sorry, but I have nothing good to say, but please learn from this mistake.

I have to agree, if you can see your shadow in the picture you were way too close. You can see the impact you were having on that bird. I am not a conservationist or environmentalist just use common sense. Anyway nice pics.

 

[ScottS]

Im pretty sure that harassing a bald eagle is against a the law... and even if it isn't, have you any respect? I find it hard to compliment someone on their pictures of animals when to get those pictures, they had to disturb or hurt the animal in any way.

 

[Campbell]

Loving number 9!

 

[The Empress]

I think they are pretty good, but next time please # them, it helps us comment! And don't let everyone get to you about the "ethics", they are still good pics