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I'm constantly amazed at what these eagles will do with one another in fighting for food, with all the food there is around there to just go get themselves. They evidently really don't like to take live geese. Yet some days like last year they go nuts on all live ones.
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They do this a lot too. One on the ground will jump up just enough to put his feet up above him.
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One of my favorite shots from the trips. Wish the shutter had been quicker, but it was a cloudy day.
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His eye is grey/blue'ish as he is blinking his nictating membrane. It helps protect their eyes as well as clearing anything out of them.
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I think this is the one that just moved the leg from his mouth to his feet in flight. They do that. Take off with mouth then move it to feet for flight.
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It is so hard to track flying eagles at 840mm when you get them nearly full frame. Hell it is usually hard to just find them in the air at 840mm. The only real way to do this is to get one down low coming at you. If they come towards you sort of higher up off the ground some, it's really hard to get and keep them in frame for a sharp shot. Of course here this year it was hard to just ever get many chances at it.
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My buddy eagle. Check out his two eye colors. He was the most friendly one out there, often sitting closer to the shore. It is messed up just how little even 840mm does. You'd think, oh dang, 840mm would rule and you wouldn't have to be close at all to get shots. Well it doesn't do as much as one would think. This eagle was very close to the shore.
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Different day now, as the sun is out. Had a brief point where some adults got closer.
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Cropped in some but still.
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That is my "buddy" on the left. Didn't he look like such the nice friendly eagle a few images up? He's got this adult next to him saying, "Fine, chill out dude, I'm backing off." He's also blinking his nictating membrane which makes him look more evil.
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My two eye colored buddy eagle above the goose.
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Same eagle on left. He awarded me my best eagle shots to date.
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This adult on the bottom is the coolest looking eagle I've ever seen. Look how long his hair is! Like he's grandpa bearded eagle or something. Blood out the side of his mouth as well.
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Taking it with him.
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