Bald Eagle

CaptainRuss · Mar 23, 2021

I could hear this one squaking for a few hours behind the trees on my homestead while I was out turning the compost piles. It was far enough off that it wouldn't show itself but I kept the camera handy just in case. Well, I heard the call get louder and start to move to the one spot it might peek through and I had one chance to get it when it wasn't in front of the sun or blocked by trees. Super cropped too. Not nearly as sharp as Michael Snow's recent shots. Not sure where he got those but I wonder if this could possibly be the same one since I am not far from him.

Susan Will · Mar 23, 2021

Love Eagles !

K9Kirk · Mar 23, 2021

Nice capture. A little dark but a nice capture.

Space Face · Mar 24, 2021

Aye, it's a bit dark but always good to see such a majestic bird.

CaptainRuss · Mar 24, 2021

Space Face said:
Aye, it's a bit dark but always good to see such a majestic bird.

You are absolutely right about how dark it is! Ha!

I didn't notice that until you mentioned it so I worked it a little more. It's a tough one to try to pull out. I did notice in the process that there is a band on its right talon. I am told by a ornithologist I work with sometimes that this is a much older eagle, definitely not young, noted by the "graying" of the feathers.

NancyMoranG · Mar 24, 2021

Nice tail feather 'glow'!
Welcome, I graduated Duxbury H.S. ! ( a long time ago.

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K9Kirk · Mar 25, 2021

CaptainRuss said:
Space Face said:

Aye, it's a bit dark but always good to see such a majestic bird.

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You are absolutely right about how dark it is! Ha!

I didn't notice that until you mentioned it so I worked it a little more. It's a tough one to try to pull out. I did notice in the process that there is a band on its right talon. I am told by a ornithologist I work with sometimes that this is a much older eagle, definitely not young, noted by the "graying" of the feathers.

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That's much better, good job. What you did in your first pic is what I used to do, exact same thing and my pics were always too dark.

Space Face · Mar 25, 2021

Aye, the edit is an improvement imo.

CaptainRuss · Mar 25, 2021

Yup. I changed my workflow as an experiment recently and keep making the same mistake. I used to make exp. adjustments before Topaz denoise but now do them afterwards but keep forgetting that I haven’t already done them.

I’m still working on this, there is a better adjustment to make I just haven’t gotten it yet.

If only the darned bird wasn’t 300’ + away... lucky to have gotten anything at all.

jcdeboever · Mar 25, 2021

Nice. A huge one flew over my pull barn this evening, he was low too but I was on my phone... I could have got a decent one with my phone, he was that close.