Last Wednesday I watched as this Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) approached its nest to take the place of its mate, who had flown away a moment earlier. It would have been cooler if the eagle had been coming towards me when it landed, but I like the way that I was able to capture the wing, tail, and talon positions in the first two photos. In the final photo, the eagle had successfully landed at the large nest—the eagle’s head was initially in the shadows, so I was happy when it glanced over its shoulder in my direction and the sunlight hit its eye.
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Great photos! Love the blue sky.
It’s great when we finally have a day with blue skies after so many gray, wintery days. As for snow, we have had less than an inch this winter.
So the control tower at Occoquan Bay flatly refused to change the glide path to a more photogenic angle ? ! ? Nice shots Mike !
It may have had to do with the wind. 🙂 Alas, I have no control over the control tower.
Wonderful watching the bald eagle busy at work in this series, Michael.
Thanks, Jet. I never get tired of watching eagles. :)\
Great series, Mike, and so interesting to see the wing angles and the feet reaching out.
Thanks, Ellen. It am endlessly fascinated by all of the different wing, body, and talon positions that I have been able to capture in my eagle photos. It keeps me going back for more. 🙂