{"id":127420,"date":"2023-01-14T06:05:37","date_gmt":"2023-01-14T13:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=127420"},"modified":"2023-01-14T11:46:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T18:46:37","slug":"sidelit-adult-bald-eagle-landing-in-a-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/14\/sidelit-adult-bald-eagle-landing-in-a-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Sidelit Adult Bald Eagle Landing In A Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"

And meet Ashley Kijowski, the new Director of the Eccles Wildlife Education Center.<\/p>\n

Yesterday morning at Farmington Bay WMA birds were hard to come by so when I spotted a hawk in a tree that was too far away for decent photos I stopped my pickup to scope it through my lens for no other reason than to get a positive ID on it. As I suspected it turned out to be a Red-tailed Hawk.<\/p>\n

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1\/3200, f\/5.6, ISO 1000, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

Before I even got my lens out the window, an adult Bald Eagle swooped in from out of nowhere with the intention of landing in a different tree fairly close to the red-tail.. I got about a dozen sharp shots of ‘him’ during his approach and while he was landing.<\/p>\n

But he was strongly sidelit so I got very little direct light on the parts of him that I could see. Of the photos I managed to get I liked this one best because of his dynamic landing posture. The background is the snow-covered Wasatch Mountains in shade.<\/p>\n

I have Bald Eagle photos I like better than this one but after being confined at home for so long I really enjoyed getting “out there” again so I decided to document the occasion by posting the best shot I managed to get. For me it represents a new start.<\/p>\n

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Birds were so slow yesterday, immediately after taking the eagle photos I threw in the towel and on a whim decided to visit the nearby Eccles Wildlife Education Center<\/span><\/span><\/a>. It had been many months since I’d been there (other than to look for birds near their parking lot) and that place means a lot to me so I was eager to learn who the new director\/manager of the Wildlife Center is. Two of my good friends, Justina Bernstein and Billy Fenimore, have been director of the center in the past and both did a superb job in that vital role so I was curious and nosy enough to drop in and pop the question.<\/p>\n

It turned out that wildlife biologist Ashley Kijowski<\/a><\/span><\/span> is the new director and my timing was perfect because yesterday was her first official day on the job, I visited with Ashley and Project Specialist Hayley Pace for over a half hour and both were kind enough to answer all of my questions. Believe me, I had a slew of them.<\/p>\n

I left with the strong impression that the Wildlife Center is in very good hands. Ashley is highly knowledgeable, enthusiastic about her new role and in my humble estimation she has the outgoing personality for it since a big part of her new job will be meeting with the public and inspiring interest in, and enthusiasm for, birds and nature.<\/p>\n

I wish Ashley the very best of luck in her new and very important role. And who knows, maybe I’ve found a new friend.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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Correction: Ashley’s official job title is Coordinator of the Eccles Wildlife Education Center.<\/em><\/p>\n

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And meet Ashley Kijowski, the new Director of the Eccles Wildlife Education Center.<\/p>\n

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