{"id":69325,"date":"2019-02-16T05:55:15","date_gmt":"2019-02-16T12:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=69325"},"modified":"2019-02-16T05:55:15","modified_gmt":"2019-02-16T12:55:15","slug":"bald-eagle-withdrawal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/16\/bald-eagle-withdrawal\/","title":{"rendered":"Bald Eagle Withdrawal"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have to get my eagle fix one way or another.<\/p>\n

The timing isn’t good. Just when prime eagle-viewing season arrives here in northern Utah I’m stuck at home recovering from surgery. While many local photographers are getting nice photos of them I’m relegated to seeing their eagle images on the internet and drooling over my keyboard. So this morning I’m doing the next best thing (not nearly good enough) and posting a couple of shots from my archives.<\/p>\n

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\"\"1\/1600\/ f\/8, ISO 500, Canon 40D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/p>\n

Both photos were taken at Farmington WMA some years ago including this one of an adult during a survey flight over one of the ponds. I like the warm light on the bird against the dark, foreboding skies in the background and the way the white head is set off against the dark plumage of the eagle.<\/p>\n

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1\/1600\/ f\/8, ISO 500, Canon 40D,\u00a0Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

This juvenile had been feeding on a carp just below the water’s surface (one of its fin spines can be seen sticking up out of the water) when it suddenly plucked off a pectoral fin and held it in its bill for a few moments before presumably gulping it down. By this time most of the flesh had been stripped off of the fish so scraps like fins were about all that was left.<\/p>\n

Hopefully I’ll be able to get out and enjoy the eagles before they disperse for the season. My archives just aren’t cutting it.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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I have to get my eagle fix one way or another.<\/p>\n

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