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It's hard to get brave enough to post bald eagle photos on this forum -- every day I see more miraculous images from you guys who really know how to do it. But what the heck... this is the Daddy of a breeding pair near where I live; Mommy was sitting on the nest. #1 is standard Bird On A Stick. #2, 3 and 4 are almost 1:1 crops at 700mm hand-held so pretty long range for me. Sorry about the background in the flight shots; I blame the eagles. That's the raggedy branches of their nest tree in the background.
But with all these excuses, I'm happy I was there!





Bird on a stick






Daddy flying toward the nest, first of 3














Mar 09, 2015 at 06:41 PM
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Very good work Mark. I feel the trees make a nice background that is much more interesting than empty sky

Morris



Mar 09, 2015 at 06:43 PM
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Hi Mark. I kind of like the small river eagle shots. The BGD's are never as clean but the habitat has many different varieties of trees and shoreline scapes.


Mar 09, 2015 at 08:55 PM
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Nicely done Mark. I agree with Morris - the BGs are better than blank sky ~ Ron


Mar 09, 2015 at 10:07 PM
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I also agree that these backgrounds although a little busy are actually very nice. Good looking eagles in flight.

TFS
Geoff



Mar 10, 2015 at 06:29 PM
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morris wrote:
Very good work Mark. I feel the trees make a nice background that is much more interesting than empty sky

Morris


Thanks for looking, Morris

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Herb Houghton wrote:
Hi Mark. I kind of like the small river eagle shots. The BGD's are never as clean but the habitat has many different varieties of trees and shoreline scapes.


Thanks, Herb -- anywhere I can see these birds makes a good day for me.
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surfnron wrote:
Nicely done Mark. I agree with Morris - the BGs are better than blank sky ~ Ron


Thanks, Ron!
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arbitrage wrote:
I also agree that these backgrounds although a little busy are actually very nice. Good looking eagles in flight.

TFS
Geoff


Thanks Geoff -- you guys are easing my worries about the backgrounds.




Mar 10, 2015 at 09:22 PM
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Mark, these are great photos and they capture the eagles at their best.



Mar 10, 2015 at 09:37 PM
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Very nice shots Mark. I agree about the backgrounds.

Birdie



Mar 10, 2015 at 09:55 PM
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I simply don't see anything wrong with the backgrounds. Lots more interesting than blank blue sky, and quite OOF enough not to compete with the subject, while the subject is crisp and clear.... pops right out of the background. Looks good to me.


Mar 10, 2015 at 10:32 PM
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nice lookin set Mark


Mar 11, 2015 at 04:00 AM
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I really like the last shot.

Al



Mar 11, 2015 at 05:49 AM
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Great set Mark. I luv eagles. Been seeing them around here as of late. There great to see and shoot. Chuck



Mar 11, 2015 at 07:40 AM
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Nice job Mark.
Have a great day!
BB



Mar 11, 2015 at 08:34 AM
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GNMink wrote:
Mark, these are great photos and they capture the eagles at their best.


Many thanks for this!
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birdied wrote:
Very nice shots Mark. I agree about the backgrounds.

Thanks, Birdie, I appreciate it.

Birdie


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OBXGuide wrote:
I simply don't see anything wrong with the backgrounds. Lots more interesting than blank blue sky, and quite OOF enough not to compete with the subject, while the subject is crisp and clear.... pops right out of the background. Looks good to me.


Thank you, I appreciate the careful look!

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kmunroe wrote:
nice lookin set Mark


Thanks, Kenny.
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kbarrera wrote:
I really like the last shot.

Al


It's a favorite of mine, too.

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cmxchuck wrote:
Great set Mark. I luv eagles. Been seeing them around here as of late. There great to see and shoot. Chuck


Thanks for looking, Chuck.


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BeeBalm wrote:
Nice job Mark.
Have a great day!
BB




Thank you BeeBalm -- it's always nice to have you look in!



Mar 11, 2015 at 09:26 PM





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