Mix from Sac NWR visit (eagles, snow geese, etc)
p.1 #1Mix from Sac NWR visit (eagles, snow geese, etc)
I visited the Sacramento NWR (northern California) yesterday and, while some thick fog came and went, I was able to spend a little time with a decent variety of birds. Here's a few of my favorites, thanks for looking. 
-Mark
Bald Eagle
BE
BE
BE Juvie
Red Shouldered Hawk
Snow Goose
Snow Goose
Black Necked Stilt
-Mark
Bald Eagle
Canon EOS R6 Mark III RF800mm F11 IS STM lens 800mm f/11.0 1/500s 2000 ISO 0.0 EV
BE
Canon EOS R6 Mark III RF800mm F11 IS STM lens 800mm f/11.0 1/500s 2000 ISO 0.0 EV
BE
Canon EOS R6 Mark III RF800mm F11 IS STM lens 800mm f/11.0 1/4000s 2000 ISO +1.0 EV
BE Juvie
Canon EOS R6 Mark III RF800mm F11 IS STM lens 800mm f/11.0 1/4000s 6400 ISO +1.7 EV
Red Shouldered Hawk
Canon EOS R6 Mark III RF800mm F11 IS STM lens 800mm f/11.0 1/4000s 4000 ISO +1.3 EV
Snow Goose
Canon EOS R6 Mark III RF800mm F11 IS STM lens 800mm f/11.0 1/4000s 6400 ISO +1.0 EV
Snow Goose
Canon EOS R6 Mark III RF800mm F11 IS STM lens 800mm f/11.0 1/4000s 6400 ISO +1.0 EV
Black Necked Stilt
Canon EOS R6 Mark III RF800mm F11 IS STM lens 800mm f/11.0 1/4000s 1000 ISO -0.3 EV
Jan 20, 2026 at 11:25 AM
p.1 #2Mix from Sac NWR visit (eagles, snow geese, etc)
Love the second eagle, the juvie, and the stilt, they are my picks of this fine set, nice work Mark!
Eric
Eric
Jan 20, 2026 at 11:52 AM
p.1 #3Mix from Sac NWR visit (eagles, snow geese, etc)
The second of the Juvie eagle is my pick Mark. I like the angle of the bird and the clouds in the background.
Morris
Morris
Jan 20, 2026 at 02:48 PM
p.1 #4Mix from Sac NWR visit (eagles, snow geese, etc)
Erictator wrote:
Love the second eagle, the juvie, and the stilt, they are my picks of this fine set, nice work Mark!
Eric
Thanks very much Eric!
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morris wrote:
The second of the Juvie eagle is my pick Mark. I like the angle of the bird and the clouds in the background.
Morris
Thank you Morris!
Love the second eagle, the juvie, and the stilt, they are my picks of this fine set, nice work Mark!
Eric
Thanks very much Eric!
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morris wrote:
The second of the Juvie eagle is my pick Mark. I like the angle of the bird and the clouds in the background.
Morris
Thank you Morris!
Jan 20, 2026 at 09:03 PM
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p.1 #5Mix from Sac NWR visit (eagles, snow geese, etc)
looks like your time was well spent with a variety of subjects. the rf 800 f11 delivered some good pictures. they have me longing for spring and warmer weather.
Jan 20, 2026 at 10:16 PM
p.1 #6Mix from Sac NWR visit (eagles, snow geese, etc)
I would be going back to this place on a regular basis Mark! What a great variety and good use of light and fog on your part. Loving the Stilt on the run!!
Karl
Jan 21, 2026 at 09:11 AM
p.1 #7Mix from Sac NWR visit (eagles, snow geese, etc)
volhoosier wrote:
looks like your time was well spent with a variety of subjects. the rf 800 f11 delivered some good pictures. they have me longing for spring and warmer weather.
Thank you very much! I've been pleasantly surprised by this lens.
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Karl Witt wrote:
I would be going back to this place on a regular basis Mark! What a great variety and good use of light and fog on your part. Loving the Stilt on the run!!
Karl
Thank you Karl! Sac NWR is about 90 minutes from my house, so I usually go about once per month during the winter when the migrating birds are there. I have a couple of closer places that I go to more frequently, but they have no eagles. Once the migrating birds go back north (late March'ish), most of the water goes away and there's not many birds there until the next autumn.
looks like your time was well spent with a variety of subjects. the rf 800 f11 delivered some good pictures. they have me longing for spring and warmer weather.
Thank you very much! I've been pleasantly surprised by this lens.
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Karl Witt wrote:
I would be going back to this place on a regular basis Mark! What a great variety and good use of light and fog on your part. Loving the Stilt on the run!!
Karl
Thank you Karl! Sac NWR is about 90 minutes from my house, so I usually go about once per month during the winter when the migrating birds are there. I have a couple of closer places that I go to more frequently, but they have no eagles. Once the migrating birds go back north (late March'ish), most of the water goes away and there's not many birds there until the next autumn.
Jan 21, 2026 at 11:45 AM