Bald Eagle portrait

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Bald Eagle portrait

May 8, 2015 by Mike Powell

This past Monday was a wonderful day for eagles. In addition to the young eagle whose photos I posted earlier, I also managed to capture these images of a mature Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) perched on a dead tree in the marsh.

Posted in Birds, Nature, Photography, Portraits, spring, wildlife | Tagged Alexandria VA, Bald Eagle, Canon 50D, eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Huntley Meadows Park, Tamron 150-600mm telephoto | 20 Comments

20 Responses

on May 8, 2015 at 4:24 am | Reply svtakeiteasy

Beautiful pattern in his feathers!
on May 8, 2015 at 5:47 am | Reply New Hampshire Garden Solutions

Excellent!
on May 8, 2015 at 6:38 am | Reply Victor Rakmil

Wow! Museum perfect.
- on May 8, 2015 at 6:09 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Victor. When the early morning light is beautiful, it’s nice to actually find a subject that let me take advantage of the lighting.
on May 8, 2015 at 7:15 am | Reply Ed

Excellent shots, now I need to get a Tamron 150-600mm to replace my Sigma 175-500mm 🙂
on May 8, 2015 at 7:41 am | Reply Dan Antion

Stunning Mike – truly stunning.
- on May 8, 2015 at 6:07 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Dan. I am amazed actually by how well it came out–it was a long distance shot at the max range of my telephoto zoom lens.
on May 8, 2015 at 9:00 am | Reply cihearu - Chronicles of a Bionic Woman

What a great shot! I love those “Eagle Eyes” – so penetrating
- on May 8, 2015 at 6:08 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. The eagle can look pretty fierce with those eyes.
on May 8, 2015 at 10:34 am | Reply krikitarts

A really beautiful portrait, Mike. The eyes have it!
- on May 8, 2015 at 6:06 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Gary. The eyes are truly amazing. i took the shot from a pretty good distance and I was actually a bit surprised how sharp the eyes look, even with a fair amount of cropping of the image.
on May 8, 2015 at 10:49 am | Reply Jet Eliot

Stunning photos, Mike — there’s something ethereal about the glow of light on his bill.
- on May 8, 2015 at 6:04 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Jet. Early morning light is really special and I think that’s what caused the glow that you noted.
on May 8, 2015 at 2:31 pm | Reply Birder's Journey

What wonderful photos! I just had the wonderful good fortune to see my very first eagles in the wild — an adult and a juvenile – at a preserve near Lakeland, FL. What a thrill it was!
- on May 8, 2015 at 6:04 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  The way I look at it, any day I see a bald eagle is wonderful and doubly so if I can get a shot of it.
on May 8, 2015 at 5:23 pm | Reply Marco Pesaresi

That first shot is stunning Mike, really love the light in these shots.
- on May 8, 2015 at 6:03 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Marco. It was early morning light and I was happy that the eagle was high enough in the tree that the rays reached it.
on May 10, 2015 at 2:25 pm | Reply iseebeautyallaroundbyrobpaine

Beautiful photos Mike!
on May 12, 2015 at 7:52 am | Reply Sue

WOW!
- on May 12, 2015 at 8:03 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Sue. I shot this from a distance, but managed to nail the focus for a change.