Close-ups Of An Eagle Fly-By
Yesterday I had a fantastic, all-day photography adventure with two destinations, one of which was a late afternoon, three-hour visit to Blackwater NWR. (More on the other destination, Poplar Island, soon!)
At Blackwater, I had a thrill with this gorgeous Bald Eagle fly-by. I had already sighted it perched in the distance and was taking a shot of a Great Blue Heron when I heard another Eagle call out. I turned and saw this Eagle taking flight and head towards me.
I took a series of 28 photos; here’s a mini-feel of this majestic bird passing you by at close-range.
“Bald Eagle Fly-By I”
“Bald Eagle Fly-By II”
“Bald Eagle Fly-By III”
I kept shooting as it headed to the refuge’s Osprey webcam platform and landed…..for the world to now see up close.
Bald Eagle coming in for a landing on Blackwater NWR’s Osprey webcam platform
(a favorite fall/winter Eagle perch during the fall/winter months)
If you’re interested, click HERE to see this live-streaming Osprey webcam. There just could be an Eagle, hawk, heron, or one of numerous small birds perched! 🙂
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36 thoughts on “Close-ups Of An Eagle Fly-By”
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Wow Donna, such beautiful photos of a beautiful bird!! Love!
Thank you, John!
Beautiful encounter Donna. I love when I have my camera and I get a moment to capture something special.
Thank you, Kelly! We love those moments!!
Bald Eagle series I the curve of the left wing, the spread eagle right wing, the lighting…Oh My… and then there were II and III…they are overwhelmingly, stunningly, beautiful! Thanks for sharing, Donna
Thank you, Carol, I am so glad you enjoyed them!
The first two shots of the eagle are really great but I love the second with the wings down, my favorite bif “pose”.
Thank you, David, my fave, too!
Beautiful shots, and what a thrill that must have been. I was driving home down rt 8 last week and a bald eagle was sitting eating a dead raccoon by the side of the road. I went home and got my camera and went back. He was still there and by then had been joined by a few black vultures. My shots are really, really close-up, but an eagle eating a dead raccoon isn’t nearly as pretty as an eagle in flight! 🙂
Thank you, Susan, it was that RPRT moment. Not as pretty BUT it’s still a great action/behavior shot to see an Eagle ‘dining’. I’ve got quite a few of those kinds of shots myself over the years. 🙂
Now that’s a treat! Love the first image.
Thank you, Brian!
What a gorgeous bird! Fantastic shots! What a great opportunity. Thank you. my friend. 🙂
Thank you, HJ, I had one of those RPRT moments for sure! 🙂
It must have been thrilling to see this bird, and get some wonderful shots too!!
Thank you, Takami, it was! As (s)he landed on the platform and called out, the mate was in the air chasing away another Eagle. I saw six Eagles at once at that time. Thrilling for sure!
6 eagles!! That truly must have been exciting. Although there is some “empty nest syndrome” after the departure of the Osprey family, I am very happy you can continue to enjoy Birdwatching 🙂 🦅
Excellent captures, Donna, what a treat!
Thank you, Eliza!
A wonderful photo opportunity Donna! It appears that the Osprey pad has become like a bird stage for you, God brings the birds to you because you so appreciate his beautiful creations.
Thank you, Ashley! I am very thankful to God for providing me so many beautiful bird and wildlife ops, and oh so do appreciate His beautiful creations! 🙂
You must have been so elated to capture that sequence, Donna. The feather details are wonderful to see.
Happy Sunday,
Tanja
Thank you, Tanja, it was a wonderful RPRT moment! Happy Sunday to you too! 🙂
Awesome! 🙂 I saw, in a YouTube video by Eons, about how Pterydactyls, due to the competition from birds, all became rather large, with none being smaller than a very large eagle. Their large size contributed to their extinction.
Thank you, Tom! Interesting! I’ll search that for that video to watch it, thank you for sharing!
Awesome, as usual, Donna! Beautiful fly-past shots!! 🙂
Thank you, Indira!! 🙂
Ha, we just saw and photographed an eagle – but it looked nothing as great as yours. Loving it! Especially the landing shot.
Thank you! I got lucky on how close he flew by me! 🙂
Yeah, but the photos are awesome and that is skill ..nice work
Thank you!
I love those coming in for a landing photos😊
Thank you, Belinda! 🙂
I clicked onto that link Donna. No raptors but lots of chirping,croaking ……and its night time too! I like this set up! If I could I’d like to install a few of these here in Tofino! I’ve even thought of a name “Tofino Eagle Cams” TEC
Your the only other person other than myself that studies them daily.Great work Donna!
Thank you, Wayne! Webcams are pretty cool, I’ll load one (of many I watch) down in the corner of my laptop while working. The refuge had a problem with their other webcam on the Eagles last year, I hope they’re able to have it up and running this winter. 🙂
it was fun listening to all the insects chatting!