My First Eagle

SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
edited October 30, 2008 in Wildlife
I am like soooooooo happy that I even got to see this beautiful creature!
Thanks Daniel for the great day out, and the successful bird shots :clap

Hand held shot, taken with a Canon 40D and Sigma 300MM F2.8.
Sharp as a Tack that lens I tell you :nod thanks for the lend April :thumb

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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited October 28, 2008
    clap.gifOutstanding!clap.gif

    Now, I'm jealous!rolleyes1.gif

    Well done, Skippy.thumb.gif
  • pyrypyry Registered Users Posts: 1,733 Major grins
    edited October 28, 2008
    Wow!

    That's all I can think of to say lol3.gif
    Creativity's hard.

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  • Maynard23Maynard23 Registered Users Posts: 31 Big grins
    edited October 28, 2008
    Eagle
    Well done Skip, that's a bloody beauty!!

    Cheers, Maynard
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited October 28, 2008
    Beautiful clap.gif Where did you shoot?
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  • canon400dcanon400d Banned Posts: 2,826 Major grins
    edited October 28, 2008
    dlplumer wrote:
    Beautiful clap.gif Where did you shoot?

    That was a cracking shot Skip. Well doneclap.gif
    Regards
    Bob
  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited October 28, 2008
    Wooow ! it is perfect
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  • bigpixbigpix Registered Users Posts: 371 Major grins
    edited October 28, 2008
    ....... just fantastic......clap.gif
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  • PantherPanther Registered Users Posts: 3,658 Major grins
    edited October 28, 2008
    Wow Skippy, that is a spectacular image, so crisp and sharp.

    Very nicely done!!
    Take care,

    Craig

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  • HarrymacHarrymac Registered Users Posts: 94 Big grins
    edited October 28, 2008
    What a corker of a shot there skippy, fantastic pose nicely caughtthumb.gif

    Fun well, H.
  • darkdragondarkdragon Registered Users Posts: 1,051 Major grins
    edited October 28, 2008
    Great shot. I love that eye! clap.gif

    I just saw my first free (in nature, not in zoo or museum) Bald Eagle yesterday :D I didn't get any pictures (driving) but planning on getting some later this week. Now I know where they are at what times.
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited October 28, 2008
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    clap.gifOutstanding!clap.gif

    Now, I'm jealous!rolleyes1.gif

    Well done, Skippy.thumb.gif


    Ohhh don't be jealous, the bird was in captivity .... shhhhhh don't tell anyone rolleyes1.gif but he did sit nicely for me I must say thumb.gif ... Skippy :D
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited October 28, 2008
    Thanks everyone, I was very pleased that we had a good window of time as far as shadows went,
    and Daniel and I were the only two really taking photos,
    so we shot till the shadows made it too hard to get a good shot.

    ........ Skippy :D
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  • nrmdisknrmdisk Registered Users Posts: 182 Major grins
    edited October 28, 2008
    Absolutely AMAZING!!! Perfect shot!
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 28, 2008
    Well it took you long enough Skippy. :poke

    Excellent capture, well worth the wait. clap.gif
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited October 29, 2008
    Harryb wrote:
    Well it took you long enough Skippy. :poke

    Excellent capture, well worth the wait. clap.gif

    Forgive me, I was pre-occupied with the squirrels,
    but I know better than to post a shot of one here rolleyes1.gif


    Thanks for the Thumbs Up Harry thumb.gif ... Skippy :D
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  • NorthernFocusNorthernFocus Registered Users Posts: 1,347 Major grins
    edited October 30, 2008
    Beautiful bird. And well captured thumb.gif
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  • spechtalspechtal Registered Users Posts: 344 Major grins
    edited October 30, 2008
    clap.gifclap.gifclap.gif
    Angela
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