On Wed, 30 Jan 2019 02:50:52 -0800 (PST), Whisky-dave
wrote:

On Wednesday, 30 January 2019 07:45:28 UTC, David B. wrote:
On 29/01/2019 23:49, me wrote:
On Sun, 27 Jan 2019 15:10:06 -0500, Alan Browne
wrote:

On 2019-01-27 11:31, me wrote:
Looks like it's finally back to work on Mon for us Feds. Jpgs for the
wary.

Eagle:
http://whfoto.net/Yorktown_Eagles/20.../D5C_5563.html
http://whfoto.net/Yorktown_Eagles/20...7/D5C_5563.jpg

Nice warm light there

Thanks, you might like this more extreme example earlier in the
morning another day and place.
http://whfoto.net/Yorktown_Eagles/20.../D5C_5483.html


All your photographs are, to me, truly amazing! I congratulate you on
your skill.

Thanks, lots of practice. But also lucky enough to live in a n area
surrounded by two rivers which provide great habitat for eagles and
osprey. These were taken in Yorktown, VA which is where the mouth of
the York River flows in the Chesapeake Bay. The other side of the
peninsula has the James River. You can see a map of the nests around
the bay and rivers obtained from aerial surveys at the CCB portal,
https://ccbbirds.org/maps/#eagles


A recent article has questioned whether this area has reached peak
eagle density as the population has rebounded remarkably in the past
10-15 yrs.
https://wydaily.com/science-technolo...ed-peak-eagle/

The more yellow WB shot is on an oak overlooking the river across from
nest YK1503, latitude 37.224238, longitude -76.494181 Which is near
the Moore House where the Articles of Surrender where signed by George
Washington.

The other on the other side of town just past the bridge by the
windmill next to the Watermen's Museum.


Yes they are nice captures, I wonder what the succsess/failure rate is.


How fortunate you are to have such magnificent creatures as subjects. My
gut tells me that you've spent much time waiting for 'just the right
moment'! :-)

You can see my galleries of the Yorktown eagles and James River
wildlife at College Creek by following the links off my home page at
http://whfoto.net/

Current setup is Nikon D500 + 1st Gen 200-400mm f/4 VR + TC-14EII