We had the first nice weather days in a month here Friday and Saturday, and I was determined to take advantage. I decided that I was leaving as early as possible Saturday morning to look for GBH's and, if I was really lucky, some Eagles.
Guess what??
Yaaaaaa, hooooo!!!!
I was shooting at one of my favorite spots around Lake Guntersville (on the Tennessee river) and ran into a couple of birders that directed me to an active nest, with a mommy, daddy, and at least one baby (think there are actually two). I didn't get all of the shots that I would hope for, but I did get some decent ones for my first Eagle experience.
What magnificent animals!! As an aside, some of you may have heard of the school that I attended, Auburn University. The sports teams from Auburn are called 'The Tigers', but the rallying call is 'War Eagle!!'.
A bunch more photog's and birders sat waiting for the male Eagle to return to the nest, and suddenly he appeared and flew majestically over our heads. I was totally focused on getting 'the shot'. All of a sudden, one of the lady photog's yelled out 'Waaaaaaar Eagle!!!!'. I almost passed out.... :lol: My eyes teared up so bad that I couldn't even see the blasted bird.
Talk about your basic chills....
Here are a couple more. Not as good as the one above, but about 150-175 feet away:
And one more from the perch:
All I can say is War Frigging Eagle!!
Frank
Guess what??

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Yaaaaaa, hooooo!!!!
I was shooting at one of my favorite spots around Lake Guntersville (on the Tennessee river) and ran into a couple of birders that directed me to an active nest, with a mommy, daddy, and at least one baby (think there are actually two). I didn't get all of the shots that I would hope for, but I did get some decent ones for my first Eagle experience.
What magnificent animals!! As an aside, some of you may have heard of the school that I attended, Auburn University. The sports teams from Auburn are called 'The Tigers', but the rallying call is 'War Eagle!!'.
A bunch more photog's and birders sat waiting for the male Eagle to return to the nest, and suddenly he appeared and flew majestically over our heads. I was totally focused on getting 'the shot'. All of a sudden, one of the lady photog's yelled out 'Waaaaaaar Eagle!!!!'. I almost passed out.... :lol: My eyes teared up so bad that I couldn't even see the blasted bird.
Here are a couple more. Not as good as the one above, but about 150-175 feet away:

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And one more from the perch:

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All I can say is War Frigging Eagle!!
Frank