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"You'll have a lot more respect for a bird after you try making a nest." ...Cynthia Lewis

This was a difficult scene to photograph. Eagles nests are hard to shot due to the angles and size of the nest. This nest was no exception with lots of branches supporting the nest. Additionally there were many large sticks that obstructed the view. Shooting this at 700mm (500 +1.4) meant moving the tripod rig every time the eagle moved her head - a different location for almost every shot.

What seemed like just an eagle (photo 1) turned odd when a dark structure seemed to grow behind her (#2) This turned out to be "Junior" or "Princess" that is just visible on #2 to the lower right of mom.

Junior or Princess finally becomes apparent in #3 and #4

#1 Just Mom

#2 Mom with emerging Junior/Princess

#3 Mom and Princess/Junior

#4 Mom and Princess/Junior

Mar 30, 2020 at 06:29 AM

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Good looking set Bob. Looks like you were able to get fairly close and the nest was not that high which I think is unusual or you had some elevation.

Morris

Mar 30, 2020 at 07:16 AM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · The Nest

morris wrote:
Good looking set Bob. Looks like you were able to get fairly close and the nest was not that high which I think is unusual or you had some elevation.

Morris

Thanks Morris. I was fairly close - all relative - but the nest was as about high as most I've seen. Probably the highest point in the area. This was taken somewhere near Naples FL. The post is also a fairly large crop of the original image. Here's the unprocessed image right out of the camera that may give a better perspective. This was taken with a 700mm lens on a crop body (Nikon D500)

Mar 30, 2020 at 07:36 AM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · The Nest

This is a super nest! I bet both parents worked hard to make it come true, thanks for sharing.

Mar 30, 2020 at 11:39 AM

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juankgigo wrote:
This is a super nest! I bet both parents worked hard to make it come true, thanks for sharing.

Thanks for looking and commenting juankgigo

Mar 30, 2020 at 01:11 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · The Nest

Nice Bob ~ Ron

Mar 31, 2020 at 07:25 AM

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surfnron wrote:
Nice Bob ~ Ron

Thank you Ron

Mar 31, 2020 at 07:42 AM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · The Nest

Bob, great photo documentation. You did great with all the branches in the way.

Mar 31, 2020 at 08:03 AM

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Ted ellis wrote:
Bob, great photo documentation. You did great with all the branches in the way.

Thanks Ted. Just curious - have you been to Conowingo? The last few years have been ones with fewer "good" days. I have been thinking of trying the Mongaup and Rio Reservoir area in Delaware Highlands this year - COVID 19 permitting.

Mar 31, 2020 at 08:27 AM


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