{"id":61098,"date":"2018-07-10T05:12:13","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T11:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=61098"},"modified":"2018-07-10T05:12:13","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T11:12:13","slug":"golden-eagle-perched-and-in-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/10\/golden-eagle-perched-and-in-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Eagle Perched And In Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don’t get many decent chances\u00a0at Golden Eagles.<\/p>\n

These\u00a0may not be among\u00a0my best bird photos but if\u00a0necessary\u00a0I’m always willing to cut Golden Eagles\u00a0just a little slack and besides, there’s something in the last shot\u00a0I’d like my viewers to see and appreciate.<\/p>\n

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1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

I photographed this one about 3 months ago in a remote area of\u00a0Utah. It\u00a0was perched on a large, rocky hill as I approached in my pickup and as is obvious from its posture it was wary of me from the start – not a surprise from Goldens. It took off soon after this photo was taken and of course it launched away from me and disappeared over the top of the hill.<\/p>\n

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1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

It landed far away\u00a0on the side of a small mountain but eventually it took off in my general direction and came slightly closer. As you can imagine I had a very difficult time keeping focus locked on the bird because it was so close to the background. As a result\u00a0many of the shots in this series were too soft.<\/p>\n

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1\/5000, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

But I did get some sharper ones as the eagle flew past me. I’m usually not a huge fan of flight shots of birds with plain sky as background but…. holy moly, just look at that wingspan! And the breadth of the wings is just as impressive.\u00a0Given their 6-7.5\u00a0foot wingspan I wish there was\u00a0some way for me to figure out the actual surface area of the wings of this bird. I’ll bet it would be an eye-opener.<\/p>\n

It’s no\u00a0wonder they soar so spectacularly\u00a0well. I have to wonder if early glider airplane\u00a0designers and engineers used birds\u00a0such as\u00a0Golden Eagles\u00a0as models for design inspiration.\u00a0My money says they probably did.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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I don’t get many decent chances at Golden Eagles and there’s something in the last shot I’d like my viewers to see and appreciate.<\/p>\n

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