My favourite thing about our summer home at Oceanside RV Park in Sidney, BC, (aside from it being 10 minutes away from where my boat is moored) is that every morning I wake to the sound of the eagles calling.
A few days ago the young eagles were cackling up a storm so I went out with my camera, only a few steps away from the RV, and made these images.
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The pair were sitting on top of Douglas Fir trees across from each other with me in between them.
These are juvenile bald eagles. Their plumage remains mottled until they are about five years old. The one with the whiter head is probably three or four years old. The other one could be only one or two years old. But you can tell that it is a bald eagle, and not a golden eagle, because of it’s large head and beak.
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very beautiful picture
Thank you very much Ilaha!
Hi,
Enjoyed your article on juvenile Bald Eagles and the one on your new life.
Been shooting quite a few photos of them myself, with a Canon SX50 camera, over the last few weeks at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge in New York.
Like yourself, had a career in IT.
Worked in IT for almost 40 years..
Started out as a mainframe COBOL programmer, with coding sheets, and punch cards.
Many IT hats, from IMS and DB2 systems programmer, Unix administer, to capacity performance specialist with AIX Oracle databases, touching VMWARE Citric servers, etc, etc.. It was never dull!
Been retired for the last 2 years, where I was into walking over a 1000 miles each year.
Walking is my way of pushing back at the MS numbness, spasticity and nerve pain in my legs and arms.
I saw so many interesting things along those daily 10-20 miles walks, that I decided to get a Canon SX50 a few months ago, to carry with me.
When the fall migrations started, I ended up going to Montezuma, a few times each week,
to catch a few shoots. I’m guessing there’s something like 10 -20 Bald Eagles there, most of them in the juvenile stage. Lately it’s been the waves of Tundra Swans.
So cool.
Waters are freezing over here, so a lot of my wildlife photo activity may be coming to an end soon, until spring.
Feel like a kindred spirit.
Best Regards,
Joseph Karpinski
Hi Joseph, it sound like we have an awful lot in common! It’s always great to meet a kindred spirit, even if just on the internet. Thanks for your visit and comments.
Some nice Eagle images their Anne, do make the time to stop on by my newly designed web site http://www.lanenatureimages.com. Take a peek at some of my new Eagle images. ; )
Hi Phil, you do have some beautiful eagle photographs! Thanks for sharing and for your visit and comments.
Awesome images, I love Eagles and thanks to you Anne, I have now placed Sidney, B.C. on my destinations list.
That’s great to hear Douglas, there is a lot to see here in Sidney and close-by in Victoria too. Thanks for the visit and comments.
Awesome captures! What a great bird to wake up to 🙂
They certainly are Kerri! Thanks for the compliment!
Absolutely breathtaking. Those are some of the most majestic creatures on the planet, easily.
They are pretty impressive. When you see them fairly close like this it is astonishing how big they really are. Thanks for the compliment!
Bald Eagles look really majestic. Wonderful photos.
Many thanks Laura!
Wonderful shots Anne. Really love that second image with the great look
Much appreciated Len!
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Breathtaking images!
Thank you very much Fotofreeze!
Beautiful! And I love it that you always say “I made this photo,” and not “I took this photo.” It’s a reminder that there’s a lot more to getting a great photo than just a quick snap of the shutter.
I’m glad you noticed that Cynthia! That is something I do very purposefully. I don’t like the term “took” because it implies that the photographer took something away when really they made something that didn’t exist before. We create, we don’t take away 🙂
Gosh, eagles really worked hard at getting a mean look. Thanks for the nice pictures, Anne. : )
They do, don’t they? Thanks for your comments Marc!