one second in the life of an eagle.

[coastalconn]

I shoot in Old Saybrook, CT. Eagles are still pretty scarce here, so this is still a wow for me. I see one maybe 1 time a week and I go out almost every day..

 

[Mach0]

I shoot in Old Saybrook, CT. Eagles are still pretty scarce here, so this is still a wow for me. I see one maybe 1 time a week and I go out almost every day..

I hear there is some near me by the dam and the preserve. I gotta take a ride there. Except you need a verrrrrrry long lens. You can't get on the private property

 

[coastalconn]

that crazy, please update us if your birding friends have any insight on the event. your shots keep making me wanting a 500mm+ lens.

Another birder spoke with a zoo veterinarian and I quote " Male eagles have no penis, they have a trough that the sperm collects in. All they have to do is rub it on the female and mating has occurred in less than a second. Usually bald eagles do this on water or land but can do it in the air also. Your pictures captured the entire event"

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

 

[coastalconn]

I've done some research and the "death spiral" is just part of the courtship. I don't think they actually mate in the air at all, but who knows?