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Showing posts with label bald eagle. Show all posts
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Monday, February 6, 2023

Eagles in January

 I love watching the bald eagles come to visit the osprey nest.  It is such a privilege to see them.


Monday, March 7, 2022

Bald Eagle Having a Meal

The fish was too small to share with the partner bird!  The left eagle in this photo had just flown down with a fish, nearly hitting it’s partner.  The right eagle actually ducked to avoid getting hit with his/her partner’s wings.  I have some blurry photos of it taken at high speed, but not high enough.  They add to the story a little anyway.  I put them at the end since they aren’t the best photos.






Eagles can be bad flyers sometimes.





Monday, February 21, 2022

Happy President's Day!

I couldn't decide which portrayed President's Day better using my photos, so here are two.  I even tried to put them together, but it needs a little more work.  LOL!



 

Monday, January 24, 2022

Bald Eagle Pair in January 2022

 I love photographing this bald eagle pair in St. Mary's County, MD.  They are at our nearby osprey nest often in winter to look for meals and eat.  It is such a privilege to be able to see them so close.  This time they were probably warning off other birds that wanted their meal.



If you are interested in eagle photos, I have one of my best eagle 8x10 photos for sale at Zazzle.


Monday, December 27, 2021

Bald Eagles were Visiting

When a pair of bald eagles came to visit, they separated and one sat on the post while the other used the osprey nest.  To try to turn the photo into one subject, I waited till they were looking at each other, or at least showed some animation.

Oops, careful there.  Don’t fall off!


That’s better.

Monday, October 18, 2021

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Bald Eagle Pair Visits


 Say What?


What are you doing?


I’ll look this way, you take that way.

Interesting facts:  Eagles mate for life.  Although they are fierce raptors, they make a cute little “cheep cheep” to communicate.

Friday, September 10, 2021

Recent Eagles September 2021



 The osprey have flown to South America or the south and the bald eagles  already came to visit.

Monday, March 8, 2021

An Icicle Day

From one of those storms on February 18th.  Notice how the eagle’s feathers are fluffed out to keep warm.  The icicles tell the story!

Friday, February 19, 2021

Bald Eagle Visits








Eagles have been visiting our osprey nest in the last few months.  They like using it to eat and look for food.

Monday, September 16, 2019

Bald Eagles Stopped by to Check Out the Creek

 The osprey have probably flown south now, so the eagles felt free to hang out at the osprey nest again.  They came just in time for me to add some photos to the animal critique group I belong to in the Photographic Society of America yesterday.  This one seemed the sharpest and the others are bonus pictures for you.



Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Monday, October 1, 2018

Bald Eagle Confrontation Photos from September 8, 2018

Two bald eagles were making a lot of fuss.  While I watched, an osprey swooped down to complain that the eagles were sitting on HIS nest.  It wasn't the best view of the osprey, but at least I got them all in one photo!  The osprey tend to leave for the south in early September, but even though they weren't hanging around the nest, they still objected to visiting eagles.  They are gone now, so the eagles visit without comment.



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Monday, November 20, 2017

Bald Eagles

I never get tired of seeing the bald eagles nearby.



#eagle, #bald eagle, #flying, #flight

Saturday, September 16, 2017

Award Winning photo from St Mary's County Camera Club in August 2017

I forgot to post my 1st place Eagle Nesting Photo from the Wildlife theme in last month's competition.  This bald eagle was building up a nest in October 2016 when I caught it flying around with a stick.  I prefer to use more recent photos in competition.


I have been spotting an eagle nearby lately, since the osprey have left for the season.  Last year we rarely saw any.  A neighbor put up several bird blinds for hunting and the eagles disappeared.  I expect the same thing will happen this year.  I need to enjoy seeing them while I can.

Sunday, March 19, 2017

Bald Eagle in Flight

A bald eagle photo from last week, before the osprey arrived.  The osprey came 3/18/17, the latest we've ever recorded. (Or possibly 3/17, since we were out all day.). I doubt if I'll see the eagle much till the osprey leaves in September.

Sunday, January 29, 2017

An Eagle Visit

 I haven't seen an eagle since someone put up a bird blind for hunting on both sides of our property in the water just before Thanksgiving.  A birder assured me they would probably come back, but I've been sceptical.  Here are 2 of my best shots of the bald eagle.  Two P.M. Is not ideal, but better than nothing!



I am rather disappointed, because I saw eagles every few days last winter, often a pair of eagles.  

few weeks ago, I saw one great blue heron.  I miss photographing them.

The bird blinds have to be 150 yards from an occupied building.  They recently spent some time shooting at the cute little canvas back ducks I have on video on my Calm Reflections Photography Facebook page.  I think that's what they were anyway.  

There is very little I can do about the blinds, since hunting is very popular here, just hope for good luck.

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Camera Club Winners

Here are my latest winning photos in the Advanced Digital St. Mary's County Camera Club Competition for February.  


     Bald Eagle Pair 2 1st place taken12/15

    Skyline Trail 3rd place taken 10/21/15

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Winning photos from January competition

I won two honors in this month's competition:

Third prize for my eagle pair photo in the advanced competition.

And honorable mention for the Theme competition called Sleep, for a photo of Santa sleeping.  Photographing animals and people sleeping is not a favorite subject for me because I usually like to see the eyes open, like the old saying, "the eyes are the windows to the soul."  I usually toss the photos with closed eyes.  


Sorry Santa, but I preferred this owl photo I entered.  It didn't win anything.  Owls have 3 eyelids, so it is not surprising to catch them with their eyes closed.



Tuesday, October 6, 2015

The eagles are back!

It doesn't take very long for the bald eagles and great blue herons to visit after the osprey fly south.

This pair of eagles was sharing a meal. They tend to mate for life, just like swans, turtle doves, gibbons, black vultures and wolves, to name a few.





     Great blue heron