Bald Eagles on the River
p.1 #1Bald Eagles on the River
I few weeks back I checked out a new (to me) spot along one of the nearby rivers. The ice had thawed a bit and the bald eagles that had been all congregating farther downstream at some falls had migrated up to where I was. It's been extremely cold since I took these so I'm not sure how things are looking now, but hoping to get back out there soon. I was lucky with some nice light during the first outing as the sun was setting, and then had very flat overcast light the second time out as a snow storm passed through.
Feb 07, 2026 at 08:10 PM
p.1 #2Bald Eagles on the River
It's exciting to see eagles. Your best photo here is the third with the one of it going for a fish interesting yet too far and the falls in the corner would have made a great background had you captured the eagle in front of them.
Morris
Morris
Feb 08, 2026 at 08:52 AM
p.1 #3Bald Eagles on the River
Dang, these are fantastic. I'm torn between two and three.
Feb 08, 2026 at 10:55 AM
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morris wrote:
It's exciting to see eagles. Your best photo here is the third with the one of it going for a fish interesting yet too far and the falls in the corner would have made a great background had you captured the eagle in front of them.
Morris
Thanks Morris. I have a few others with the eagles in front of the dam but as you noted they tended to be farther away. I’ll take a look through and see if there are any with the eagles filling more of the frame with the water flowing over the dam in the background.
Feb 08, 2026 at 03:32 PM
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Joe Mags wrote:
Dang, these are fantastic. I'm torn between two and three.
Thanks Joe!
Feb 08, 2026 at 03:32 PM
p.1 #6Bald Eagles on the River
nice pictures of a majestic bird. my favorite place to get eagle pictures will be opening up next week. it has been closed for the last 3 months due to waterfowl hunting. i always look forward to it opening back up. thanks for sharing your pictures.
Feb 08, 2026 at 07:34 PM
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volhoosier wrote:
nice pictures of a majestic bird. my favorite place to get eagle pictures will be opening up next week. it has been closed for the last 3 months due to waterfowl hunting. i always look forward to it opening back up. thanks for sharing your pictures.
Thank you. Hopefully you're able to get to your local spot soon to see them as well!
nice pictures of a majestic bird. my favorite place to get eagle pictures will be opening up next week. it has been closed for the last 3 months due to waterfowl hunting. i always look forward to it opening back up. thanks for sharing your pictures.
Thank you. Hopefully you're able to get to your local spot soon to see them as well!
Feb 09, 2026 at 10:16 AM
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p.1 #8Bald Eagles on the River
Good for you to get out when it's so cold. I like your eagles, with # 2,3 &4 my favorites. Looking forward to seeing more from you.
John
John
Feb 09, 2026 at 04:08 PM
p.1 #9Bald Eagles on the River
Very nicely done, well worth your getting out there in the freezing cold.
Feb 09, 2026 at 05:01 PM
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johnohio wrote:
Good for you to get out when it's so cold. I like your eagles, with # 2,3 &4 my favorites. Looking forward to seeing more from you.
John
Thanks John!
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louie champan wrote:
Very nicely done, well worth your getting out there in the freezing cold.
Thank you Louie. It's been below freezing for close to 50 days straight here. I think it's supposed to hit the mid to upper 30s in the next week.
Good for you to get out when it's so cold. I like your eagles, with # 2,3 &4 my favorites. Looking forward to seeing more from you.
John
Thanks John!
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louie champan wrote:
Very nicely done, well worth your getting out there in the freezing cold.
Thank you Louie. It's been below freezing for close to 50 days straight here. I think it's supposed to hit the mid to upper 30s in the next week.
Feb 10, 2026 at 07:31 AM
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Nice set, 4 has a lot of things going for it, as was said a little closer would be cool, but perhaps a slightly wider aspect ratio like 16:9 or 10 with the action cropped so eagle dive is more to the left would make for a nice environmental shot too. Either way, congrats on your encounter and nice images.
Eric
Eric
Feb 10, 2026 at 07:53 AM
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Erictator wrote:
Nice set, 4 has a lot of things going for it, as was said a little closer would be cool, but perhaps a slightly wider aspect ratio like 16:9 or 10 with the action cropped so eagle dive is more to the left would make for a nice environmental shot too. Either way, congrats on your encounter and nice images.
Eric
Thanks Eric. I'll see how a different crop looks.
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nugeny wrote:
nr 4 caught me
Bob
Thanks Bob!
Nice set, 4 has a lot of things going for it, as was said a little closer would be cool, but perhaps a slightly wider aspect ratio like 16:9 or 10 with the action cropped so eagle dive is more to the left would make for a nice environmental shot too. Either way, congrats on your encounter and nice images.
Eric
Thanks Eric. I'll see how a different crop looks.
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nugeny wrote:
nr 4 caught me
Bob
Thanks Bob!
Feb 17, 2026 at 10:56 AM