A Bald Eagle at Sunset
I hope everyone that celebrated had a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving holiday.
My previous post featured three phases of a sunset at Blackwater NWR. When I arrived to scout my set-up location, I spotted this lone Bald Eagle had already found his for the perfect viewing of that evening’s upcoming glorious display.
Bald Eagle
Same Bald Eagle at a different angle
I bet the sunset looked stunning from his perch!
That tree looks pretty high! Nice shot Donna. 🙂
Thank you HJ! 😊
And the sunset looked pretty stunning from your perch! 🙂 Thanks for sharing.
He had the best perch, lol, he was probably watching me too! 😉
They always seem to have the best seat in the house. 😀😀
Yes they do! 😊
Beautiful shots, Donna! That eagle looks like it owns the sunset. I love the way birds face the setting sun, as if in quiet worship. 🙂
Thank you Lisa! I love your comment “as if in quiet worship”. Perfect! 😊
The sky and trees make for dramatic photos. What kind of trees are they?
The pines are Loblolly, which are the refuge’s resident eagles favorite to build their nests in. The snags are a mixture of those and mixed hardwoods. They are all standing in marsh tidal water, many snapped in half from storms. The red-headed woodpeckers love & breed in this area when here. 🙂
Thank you Donna. It’s an impressive looking tree, made even more so as the eagles choose them for their nests.
Love it!
Thank you, Jane!
Loved the wonderful late afternoon light in these images, well done!
Thank you Jerry! I wish I could have done the sunset shots from that vantage point and kept him alongside me for company and random shots too. 😉
Nice Donna! Always fun to photograph Eagles and Sunsets At Blackwater!
Thanks Reed, you know it!
Glorious!
He surely had the best seat in the house!
I watched a scene very much like that this evening too.
Pretty awesome, huh?!!
Not just a great view, but also the last warmth, I bet. I see so many birds soaking up the sunshine, it reminds me that we all crave creature comforts.
I agree, wildlife understands the importance of the sun! 🙂
Sunset shots on large birds are quite spectacular and most impressive, as is yours. The light captures and highlights the bird against the tree so well Donna. Sunrise also gives that yellow tint to birds and nature also. Eagles and other raptors love sitting on bare branches to get a 360 degree view which makes them easy to find and photograph.
Thank you Ashley! The big birds look so majestic up on a high perch, I just love it. They are smart on their choice of perches! 🙂