Messy Eagle

Gallery: AvianPosted February 27, 20173,301 views5 comments

This is the same Eagle as my last post and this is what it was strolling over to. A Ring-billed Gull dropped the fish and it was flopping on the ice. The Eagle was about 20 feet away. I was ready for it to pick it up and fly away but he/she ate it right there. Approx. 90% FF, I stopped down to f/9 to try to maintain detail. I liked the reflection of the beak and feet.

Thanks for looking, comments & suggestions are always appreciated!
Large image provided for best detail.
Canon 70D
Sigma 150 – 600 C @ 600
1/1000
f/9 Aperture Priority
ISO 800 HH
Processed RAW image with Lightroom 5.7, CS5

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Allen Brooks on February 27, 2017 at 6:55 PM

Nice feeding pose with the talons on the fish. The underside look of the bill in the reflection is interesting, though perhaps a bit distracting.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on February 27, 2017 at 11:02 PM

This is another great shot of the eagle Steve. Just have to say I liked the first one a lot better....

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on February 28, 2017 at 9:13 AM

Really nice capture here. I also like the reflection.

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Comment posted by David Bogener on February 28, 2017 at 11:59 AM

Nice image. Good behavior and the ice does a nice job of reflecting light evenly.

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Comment posted by David Rowe on March 1, 2017 at 3:12 AM

Hi Steve. Your two shots are splendid – they show independent aspects of the eagle’s comportment. Stunning sharpness and detail! Well done.
David

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