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<\/p>\nVery few Bald Eagles remain in Utah during summer so I almost never see them in that season except on my Montana camping\u00a0trips.\u00a0 Last week we found this adult perched\u00a0high atop a power pole in a pretty little valley near Lima, Montana.\u00a0 We call this valley “David’s Valley” in honor of the town’s mayor, a\u00a0friendly gentleman who we often encounter on the dirt roads as we’re looking for birds and he is moving about as he attends to his agricultural duties.\u00a0 David has become a good\u00a0friend over the years and we look forward to seeing him each trip.\u00a0 He has even advised us on locating birds to photograph.<\/p>\n
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1\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n This bird came off of the unusually high pole very steeply\u00a0and in most of my early shots of the dive there were wires or other unpleasant elements in the background so I deleted them.\u00a0 But I was able to get this shot and a few others as it leveled out and powered across the valley.\u00a0 Though the background might look like dark sky with clouds it’s actually the low mountains on the far side of the valley.\u00a0 I like the curled wings with well-defined flight feathers, the background and the purposeful look of the\u00a0eagle as it works to gain flight speed.<\/p>\n Unless I\u00a0make a fall trip to Flaming Gorge I’m unlikely to see another Bald Eagle until our wintering birds return from up north so I was happy to photograph this adult and a couple of juveniles while in my home state of Montana.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Very few Bald Eagles remain in Utah during summer so I almost never see them in that season except on my Montana camping trips. <\/p>\n