Catch & Release

[Dean_Gretsch]

I saw both an adult and a juvenile bald eagle make " catch " attempts this morning. The adult was successful, the juvenile was not.
1 Juvenile

2 Adult

After marveling at the good luck of seeing these ( and trying to forget the bad luck of not getting good photos of it ), Miss Daisy and I continued up the path into the main area of the park and witnessed the " release " portion of this thread.

This gentleman was releasing pigeons one at a time from the carrying box. I really wanted to talk to him about it and get the story, but he seemed to be very involved in the event and seemed a bit somber from my vantage anyway. As a stranger, I chose not to intrude in his moment and decided to maintain my distance and take a few pics. He waved after I did to him, so he was aware I was taking photos anyway.

 

[Jeff15]

Lucky you seeing this..........................

 

[Jeff G]

Love the Superman Pose in the second pic!

 

[Fujidave]

Nice shots, like how the adult makes the catch and seeing the pigeon man too.

 

[BrentC]

And just after he released the pigeon an eagle swept down and had lunch.

Nice set. Hopefully I will get to see some catches this year.

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

Lucky you seeing this..........................

Yes, I was and am always grateful too!

Love the Superman Pose in the second pic!

I could tell it was going to dive when it kept circling and getting a tighter and tighter spiral.

Nice shots, like how the adult makes the catch and seeing the pigeon man too.

Yesterday, a juvenile caught one when I visited this area.

And just after he released the pigeon an eagle swept down and had lunch.

Nice set. Hopefully I will get to see some catches this year.

I did think about going over and letting him know there were 3 eagles at the other end of the park, but I had my dog with me and did not want to distract him and his task. I am sure you will be posting catches with much better photos soon.