Last May I posted a few images of bald eagles foraging along White Rock’s beach. We have a resident pair that nests in a tall evergreen overlooking the whole beach, but that day there were two additional adult eagles on the beach, one of whom was much bolder than the resident birds. It was the closest I’ve been to wild eagles and I was able to capture several nice photos. This is one that I passed over when I processed the other images, probably because I didn’t want a back view and the background exposure needed a lot of help. After finally playing with it today I think it was worth the wait.
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wonderful capture!
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Sorry I’m late getting back to you, Cybele! Thank you for that comment! 🙂
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no worries! it happens! 🙂
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A very nice picture, I think you have go the right balance in the processing. ALthough we like to see a bird from the front, having it taken from behind adds layers of interest for me.
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Thank you so much, Ben, and apologies for the late reply!
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Great shot, back view is great also, how wonderful to have resident eagles nearby. I miss my family of White-bellied sea eagles when I lived on a beach on the north coast. One of the eagles actually got to know me, which was a thrill. Thanks for your great pics!
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Lucky you! I would be thrilled over that too… No chance of that here for me.
Not only do we have resident eagles at the beach, but in the early spring (or maybe late winter) there are a few places where you can see groups of several dozen of them at a time hanging out in the trees. It’s quite a sight but it’s at those times that one is reminded that bald eagles are not always the regal hunters we like to think they are, but are more often mere scavengers…one of their hangouts is Vancouver’s garbage fill. Even our beach eagles spend a lot of time scavenging in the tidal pools for sculpin – or even stealing those sculpin from the gulls that have done the work of finding them. 🙂
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Thanks Katrina, it is sad that many of the birds of prey have become scavengers. Like silver gulls and pelicans, if they can scavenge a free feed they did not have to work for they will, unfortunately the food in many cases is not good for them.
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Nice photography. I like the processing.
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Thank you so much, Bill! I apologize for the late reply, a bunch of comments slipped past me…
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Nice wing spread!
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Yes, pretty impressive! Sorry for replying late…trying to catch up on replying to comments…
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No worries! Life happens.
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Im enjoying the back .. Well caught. Great processing too 🙂
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A little late getting to y ou on this…but thanks so much for the comment, Julie I do appreciate it!
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Wonderful capture Katrina with such great detail in the wing… And sensitive processing too as always.
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Thank you, Chris. I do appreciate all your comments, even when I’m late getting back to you on them, as in this instance… 🙂
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Love the processing! Very beautiful end result.
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Thank you, Tiny, I love doing the processing so it works out! 🙂 Glad you like it!
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Great capture, sympathetic processing which has nicely shown the textures of the wings…
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Thanks, Sue. I liked how the wings came out too. Apologies for the late reply…
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Oh, don’t worry!
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Splendid!
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Just now trying to get caught up with replying to comments…thank you so much for yours!
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