{"id":132653,"date":"2023-03-20T05:30:08","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T11:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=132653"},"modified":"2023-03-20T05:41:15","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T11:41:15","slug":"golden-eagle-accelerating-soon-after-takeoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2023\/03\/20\/golden-eagle-accelerating-soon-after-takeoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Eagle Accelerating Soon After Takeoff"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nine days ago I got a long series of photos of a Golden Eagle taking off and in flight. Six days ago I posted some of those photos to my blog but last night I found three more that I think deserve to be seen. Given how I feel about Golden Eagles, I think it would be a shame if they never saw the light of day.<\/p>\n

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1\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

“She” took off from a low rock with the intention of landing on another low rock far away so she hugged the ground for the entire trip. It took a lot of effort for her to gain speed quickly enough to get and keep her airborne, which I think shows in her wing positions and overall flight postures.<\/p>\n

Just look at her hunched back and those severely curled primaries. It’s a wonder that some of the feathers on her right wing didn’t break under the stress.<\/p>\n

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1\/5000, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

Four frames later she was still only a couple of feet off the ground as she worked at gaining airspeed.<\/p>\n

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1\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

Five frames after that we can see her legs and feet, which are still hanging down below her as evidence that she had only recently taken off. When she eventually gained enough speed, she tucked her legs and feet beneath her tail for the rest of the trip.<\/p>\n

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As you’ve probably heard in the news, storm-fatigued California is preparing for their 12th “atmospheric river” of the season, bringing more rain, snow and misery to large parts of the state. Utah gets the leftovers of those storms, which means that our forecast is a dreary one for the foreseeable future. As a result, there may be some days that I don’t post to Feathered Photography.<\/p>\n

If that happens, don’t worry about me. It’ll most likely just be storm-related downtime.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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Nine days ago I got a long series of photos of a Golden Eagle taking off and in flight. These are three of them.<\/p>\n

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