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I photographed this sequence in a small preserve 3 miles east of the New York City line. It's dense suburbia in this location and like most of the New York City Metropolitan Area is great for birding. I was standing with a number of photographers photographing the eagle in a tree just over the nest when it took off and flew away from us. I observed the direction it flew and followed it hoping to get closer and an opportunity for flight images. It was perched high in a tree and I was able to get a clear view from the trail I was on. Another photographer was there and she told me this was the only opening. I set up with the eagle filling about 1/4 of the frame vertically. I decided to keep my TC in my pocket and use just my 500mm PF so I'd have some space for the wings and a bit of wiggle room when it flew. The other photographer decided to leave and wished me luck in getting flight images. The first image was about 15 minutes later.
Comments and suggestions welcome,
Morris
1) Female calling her mate
2) It did not take him long to show up
3) They both sing
4) Oh my!
5) Unlike little birds, this lasted a long time and I filled my buffer twice
6) And then they separated
7) The male sings
8) After a while, the female joins in the song
9) The look of love
10) It looks like I'm going to get my flight image
11) With a powerful down thrust of those huge wings and a kick of the legs
Excellent work with these images you've documented this activity extremely well Morris. The technicals in each of these images is spot on, incredible detail.
morris wrote:
The male then glides over to the nest circling it once before landing and incubating there eggs
This was a joy to watch and photograph,
Morris
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YEG-Photog wrote:
A year of waiting for 2 seconds of excitement. Neat sequence, Morris.
Thank you Ken,
The sequence is just under 4 minutes yet you are correct about the time put in
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johnohio wrote:
Looks like you struck gold. These are great. Tough to pick a favorite. I'll go with # 1,3,8. Congrats Morris a fine collection of eagle shots.
John
Thank you John,
I can see these picks
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G.E. Smith wrote:
Great set Morris- I especially like #9.
Greg
Thank you greg,
It was great they way they looked at each other
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fingerda wrote:
Spectacular images!
DaveF
Thank you Dave
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runakid wrote:
Great detail on the white heads
Thank you Daniel,
I was carful about that and also the dark feathers
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OSP2017 wrote:
Wow!! Great timing, Morris!
Thank you Vladimir,
It was a great surprise to witness this. I'm glad I followed her
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CW100 wrote:
great sequence !
Thank you CW
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sum1sgrampa wrote:
Fantastic Morris ! great job sticking with them. Love #2
Gary
Thank you Gary,
That is a great moment and I was surprised to see him arrive like that
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Kenneth Farver wrote:
Great Series!
I like the fact that you are able to use the Nikon 500PF on your X-T3.
Should make a nice light weight setup.
Thank you Kenneth,
You are correct and its a pound lighter than when I was using the sigma 150-600 C
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dj_hess wrote:
Great series of mating images Morris. You were certainly rewarded for sticking it out.
Dave
Thank you Dave,
I knew I had to follow her when she flew off and did not appear to go far
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louie champan wrote:
Excellent work with these images you've documented this activity extremely well Morris. The technicals in each of these images is spot on, incredible detail.
Thank you Louie,
As you know, I pay attention to exposure and process carefully
