Holy Moly! a Baldie!

traunerktraunerk Registered Users Posts: 513 Major grins
edited July 9, 2006 in Wildlife
was out at a watering hole near oakland new jersey (kinda on the way home) and got a couple of real nice swif's - swans in flight (one of them below)...when I thought my eyes were playing tricks in the distance...what a thrill to see a bald eagle in summer this far south - very very unusual as far as i can tell.

Here's the swannee...80227773-L.jpg

and here's the baldie - which looks to be a 2 year or so juvenile because he still had a few white feathers underneath. Unfortunately, he never flew close to me, the light was terrrible (bad overcast) and it was getting late - but here's what I saw...all photos with 400mm f5.6 and 1.4tc attached...handheld....

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Beam me outta here!:winkKT

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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited July 8, 2006
    Great find!!!
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited July 8, 2006
    Always a thrill to see an eagle clap.gif
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  • windozewindoze Registered Users Posts: 2,830 Major grins
    edited July 8, 2006
    Love the reflection in the 1st one!
    all are keepers - well done!!


    troy
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited July 8, 2006
    Great shot of the swan and what luck to find the baldie. The only ones I can find are in the zoo.

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  • dallasdallas Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited July 8, 2006
    Great pictures under bad lighting conditions. You did extremely well, and I hope he sticks around for a while. Congrats. thumb.gifthumb.gifthumb.gif
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  • traunerktraunerk Registered Users Posts: 513 Major grins
    edited July 9, 2006
    thanks. guys...
    it was quite a thrill to see the baldy at this location. I've seen a few up the hudson river in january/february (peak eagle spotting season- but dress warm!) -- but never anywhere else...

    Regards...Keith
    windoze wrote:
    Love the reflection in the 1st one!
    all are keepers - well done!!


    troy
    Beam me outta here!:winkKT
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