Wings of Eagles

[jtee]

Captured these Sunday on the Mississippi River.

 

[Antarctican]

Whoa! Lookit the wingspan on that one! Excellent shots, with tons of detail, good clarity, and lots of 'action'. :thumbup:

 

[C-Towner]

Wow, those are some fantastc captures of a majestic eagle! I especially like the second and last shots.

 

[jtee]

Whoa! Lookit the wingspan on that one! Excellent shots, with tons of detail, good clarity, and lots of 'action'. :thumbup:

Wow, those are some fantastc captures of a majestic eagle! I especially like the second and last shots.

Thank you much guys ,yeah its pretty awesome to get these shots such power and grace.... totally unbelievable. here is another soaring shot .

 

[Big]

Which one of your amazing lenses did you take that with!

 

[jtee]

Which one of your amazing lenses did you take that with!

LOL ..... The 500 F.4 IS USM is all thats needed..... A great piece of Glass.

 

[Big]

Which one of your amazing lenses did you take that with!

LOL ..... The 500 F.4 IS USM is all thats needed..... A great piece of Glass.

Mind if I borrow it sometime?

 

[Hardrock]

#2 is Amazing!

 

[wfduncan]

Is it just me or are Bald eagles particularly fond of catfish?

 

[HikinMike]

Nice captures!

 

[fokker]

Very impressive! Even with that quality of lens it can't have been easy.

 

[jtee]

#2 is Amazing!

Thank you these birds are Amazing.

Is it just me or are Bald eagles particularly fond of catfish?

No Catfish here, either Gizzard Shad or Sheepshead or Perch depending on your locale

Nice captures!

Thank you Mike coming from you i appreciate that .

Very impressive! Even with that quality of lens it can't have been easy.

Thank you its a workout for sure but well worth it when you can get decent results.

 

[melrose09]

absolutely amazing! I'm actually looking to start photographing these birds (there are a lot of them here on Whidbey Island in WA. Right now, I just have a kit lens, but I want to buy a lens specifically for this purpose, but my budget is under $300....any suggestions?

 

[wfduncan]

Aint no sheepshead in the mississipi... unless thats a local name for something. Or you are in the salt. I've seen them catch flounder too. Have you ever seen them steal from other raptors? I saw one attack an osprey once in midair . It was really cool.

 

[jtee]

absolutely amazing! I'm actually looking to start photographing these birds (there are a lot of them here on Whidbey Island in WA. Right now, I just have a kit lens, but I want to buy a lens specifically for this purpose, but my budget is under $300....any suggestions?

Wow Whidbey island would be a great location to shoot eagles. Thats gonna be kinda hard to something decent for only 300.

Aint no sheepshead in the mississipi... unless thats a local name for something. Or you are in the salt. I've seen them catch flounder too. Have you ever seen them steal from other raptors? I saw one attack an osprey once in midair . It was really cool.

Well thats what the commercial fisherman call em up here and the Mississippi surely isnt salt, specially way up here in Illinois ... They do steal each others catches here and its quite fun to watch , sometimes you'll get 3 or 4 birds chasing another for its fish, I have even seen mid air collisions causing the birds to hit the water like a crashing airplane.Right now they are in their pre mating rituals which they lock Talons and tumble in the sky which is another very cool thing to watch.