Sticking the landing

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Sticking the landing

March 6, 2016 by Mike Powell

A Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) was preparing to land in a tree yesterday morning at Huntley Meadows Park and had its talons fully extended. With perfect form, the eagle was able to stick and hold the landing.

The judges all gave the eagle a perfect score of 10 for the routine.

Posted in Birds, Nature, Photography, wildlife | Tagged Alexandria VA, Bald Eagle, Canon 50D, eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Huntley Meadows Park, Tamron 150-600mm | 5 Comments

5 Responses

on March 6, 2016 at 7:28 pm | Reply Erin Waldie

Love how you timed the pic perfectly, great in flight shot.
- on March 6, 2016 at 7:47 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Erin. This was one of a series of shots that I took. I am working on some others and may post some of them. This one captured the action so well that I decided to post it immediately.
on March 6, 2016 at 9:04 pm | Reply Lyle Krahn

I love those talons!
on March 7, 2016 at 4:56 am | Reply New Hampshire Garden Solutions

Nice shot!
on March 7, 2016 at 5:37 am | Reply Ed

Awesome shot, just look at those talons.. 🙂