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Nice captures !! A rare one indeed

Heath



Nov 24, 2009 at 09:16 AM
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holy crap..............................
i'm speechless.
i knew we had golden eagles in the area. i have seen then while cycling around irvine but they are usually way high up soaring in the sky. these shots are magnificent thang. i wish i could have witnessed it in person. i betcha this eagle was HUGE. congrats on the capture. man those little coots are getting picked off one after the other. lol. i'm glad they are good for something. very clean shots btw. #6 and #9 are my favs.

- hung



Nov 24, 2009 at 09:52 AM
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lbuscher wrote:
Thang, I heard from the Calif. F&W this morning and here is what they had to say
Lou

Hello Lou. I looked at the partial photo that you submitted. I think that band actually is the federal bird band. I am not aware of Golden eagle banding being done by the State. There are some non profits that work with them but in any case the Federal bird banding lab would have primary responsibility for maintaining the banding records. I doubt that they will be able to provide you with much since not many numbers were showing. You may check their website
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Lou - thank you so much for your help. Yes, DeeDee did send me an email from Jeff last night. I will follow-up with the link you provided. I didn't know that there are private clubs that do the banding as well.



Nov 24, 2009 at 10:46 AM
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Hungtran10 wrote:
holy crap..............................
i'm speechless.
i knew we had golden eagles in the area. i have seen then while cycling around irvine but they are usually way high up soaring in the sky. these shots are magnificent thang. i wish i could have witnessed it in person. i betcha this eagle was HUGE. congrats on the capture. man those little coots are getting picked off one after the other. lol. i'm glad they are good for something. very clean shots btw. #6 and #9 are my favs.
- hung


Hung - thanks man. Was just happened to be at the right place right time. Was at Newport Upper Back Bay earlier in the day and decided to swing by SJWS for a quick check on the CWW and bobcats. Drove up and saw it on top of the pole. Initially, thought it was a Turkey Vulture from the distance. It's a bit bigger/bulkier than the osprey.

PM me your cell...



Nov 24, 2009 at 10:49 AM
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Thang,

Gorgeous Eagle shots! It must've been a thrilling experience to witness this
magestic bird and photograph it.I remember that you had a Golden Eagle over at
El Dorado park in October,2008,and I wonder if this one is the same bird or not.
I can tell that a lot of photogs will flock to find this bird.

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Nov 24, 2009 at 12:36 PM
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p.4 #6 · My First Golden Eagle (Warning)


Not much more I can add...clearly a fantastic series, Thang! A treat to look at - congrats and well done!

How close were you to the action?

Jim



Nov 24, 2009 at 02:05 PM
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Hide Takahashi wrote:
Thang,

Gorgeous Eagle shots! It must've been a thrilling experience to witness this
magestic bird and photograph it.I remember that you had a Golden Eagle over at
El Dorado park in October,2008,and I wonder if this one is the same bird or not.
I can tell that a lot of photogs will flock to find this bird.

Hide


Thanks Hide! I believe the one we had last year was a juvie Bald Eagle. It stayed around for about 3-4 weeks and that was a real treat. Unfortunately, we have not seen it again. It was not banded at the time.

Jim Woidat wrote:
Not much more I can add...clearly a fantastic series, Thang! A treat to look at - congrats and well done!

How close were you to the action?

Jim


Jim - thanks! I was ~ 50-60 feet from the pole. I cropped about 30-35% off of these images. They were taken with the D300 and 600mm for still shots and 70-200 w/ 1.4 TC for flights.



Nov 24, 2009 at 02:43 PM
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Thang wrote:
Lou - thank you so much for your help. Yes, DeeDee did send me an email from Jeff last night. I will follow-up with the link you provided. I didn't know that there are private clubs that do the banding as well.


Thang your most welcome and yes there are groups many across the USA from Universities that have these departments but all need a special license to handle the bald and golden eagle. DEDE and I have been chatting on PMs about the bird and I am hoping Jeff will know about the bird.
Lou



Nov 24, 2009 at 03:11 PM
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p.4 #9 · My First Golden Eagle (Warning)


That coot certainly did a good job of filling that Eagle's crop.

Excellent series as usual!



Nov 24, 2009 at 04:24 PM
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Fantastic, Thang! I've NEVER seen a Golden Eagle so Up Close and Personal. And to think it was at SJWS...Looks like you got the SoCal equivalent of ED's juvie Bald Eagle. Hope it decides to put in another appearance or two!

Best Wishes,
Steve



Dec 02, 2009 at 09:01 AM
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p.4 #11 · My First Golden Eagle (Warning)


Thang, these are amazing!

I'm sure glad that I decided to go back over some of the previous day's posts that I had missed. This is a real treasure!


Dave



Dec 03, 2009 at 09:55 PM
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p.4 #12 · My First Golden Eagle (Warning)


Thank you Dave, Steve and Barry. This was one of the best encounters I had since taking up photography 7 years ago.


Dec 04, 2009 at 12:35 PM
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Thang all are outstanding but to me the last one has something a bit above the others. Take care. Bob


Dec 04, 2009 at 03:58 PM
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p.4 #14 · My First Golden Eagle (Warning)


What a great capture of Mother Nature doing her best with the food chain. Well done, Thang.
Al



Dec 04, 2009 at 04:28 PM
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Thang,
How did you manage to get those shots? They are unbelievably great ! I am jealous.... . I saw you carrying a 1D Mark II around with a 300mm f/2.8 plus a TC last week; did you use that setup for those shots?

Joshua



Dec 04, 2009 at 05:29 PM
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AGeoJO wrote:
Thang,
How did you manage to get those shots? They are unbelievably great ! I am jealous.... . I saw you carrying a 1D Mark II around with a 300mm f/2.8 plus a TC last week; did you use that setup for those shots?

Joshua


Joshua - no, these were taken with the 600 VR and D300 for static and d300 w/ 70-200 VR w/ TC for in-flight shots.

Desert Drake wrote:
What a great capture of Mother Nature doing her best with the food chain. Well done, Thang.
Al


Thanks Al. It was truly a 15-minute thrill for me!

Robert Spencer wrote:
Thang all are outstanding but to me the last one has something a bit above the others. Take care. Bob


Thanks Bob - glad the bird gave me some in flight photo ops!



Dec 04, 2009 at 07:36 PM
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p.4 #17 · My First Golden Eagle (Warning)


Super series Thang!!!!!! Congrats!!!!!


Dec 05, 2009 at 11:42 AM
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p.4 #18 · My First Golden Eagle (Warning)


Really great Thang


Dec 05, 2009 at 12:37 PM
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p.4 #19 · My First Golden Eagle (Warning)


Great work Thang. All are exelent. My pick is 6.

Morris



Dec 05, 2009 at 01:24 PM
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p.4 #20 · My First Golden Eagle (Warning)


Thang

Irvine!? you have got to be kidding. The sequence is great and technically as with all your posts, wonderful!

Mike

PS I was an undergrad at UC Irvine and don't recall seeing any GEs but I do recall some other birds!



Dec 05, 2009 at 02:27 PM
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