Watching and waiting...

Gallery: AvianPosted June 18, 20121,905 views1 comments

...for a scrap. Taken at the Anan Creek Bear Observatory out of Ketchikan, Alaska. This eagle was perched over a mama bear and her two cubs waiting for leftover salmon scraps; there wasn't much to pick from when the bears had their fill. I am not an avian photographer but this eagle and its pose was hard to pass up.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on June 18, 2012 at 1:58 PM

You did find a beautiful pose on a very nice perch. Based on the head colors, this looks like a 3-4 year as the head is not quite pure white. My suggestion for improvement is to re-process the image with much less saturation. The image doesn't feel natural with the colors as presented. The contrast is also hurting the feather detail in the chest as it is pretty dark.

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