Today’s Image | Bald Eagle This Bald Eagle was perched in a tree overlooking Pleasant Lake. It had been on that same branch for several hours with occasional excursions soaring over the lake while fishing. By using a kayak I was able to get fairly close without disturbing the bird. The eagle’s perch was probably 20 to 30 feet high. It did not seem to care about me approaching on the water. Note: I post an image most days at hankconrad.com.
Nubbins | Bald Eagle Posing Nice of this bald eagle to stop long enough for me to get the shot! Note: I post an image everyday at hankconrad.com.
| 1/18/2008 | Eagle Glamor! |
| Gear | Nikon D200 with a AF-S DX VR 18-200mm f3.5-5.6G IF-ED lens |
| Exposure | 200mm (300mm) f/5.6 1/60s 0ev 200iso |
Outliers | Bald Eagle The Bald Eagle is as tough a bird as it is majestic. It has seen our country through many challenges. Let’s hope it will help us get through our current difficulties.
The Back Story Just a simple click from the deck of a boat! Note: I post an image everyday at hankconrad.com.
Details…
| Event | A Boat Ride on the Lake | |
| Location | Pleasant Lake, Michigan | |
| Date/Time | 6/27/2021 8:08pm Local Time | |
| Weather | Cloudy | 68°F | Light Winds | |
| Method | Simple click from the deck of a boat. | |
| Gear | Nikon 1 V3 with a FT-1 Adapter & AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR lens | |
| Exposure | 300mm (810mm) f/6.3 1/500s -o.33ev 1600iso | |
| Post | Sharpened eye. |
The Bald Eagle | Illinois Pair Starved Rock State Park and the surrounding area along the Illinois River has become home to several nesting pairs of Bald Eagles. For the whole story with all images, see The Bald Eagle | a 7 Image Story.
The Bald Eagle | Starved Rock Fishing A Bald Eagle’s main diet is, of course, fish and they are great fisherman. This juvenile eagle was fishing in an unfrozen part of the Illinois River near Starved Rock. Most cold winters, 100+ Bald Eagles gather around Starved Rock because the nearby locks keep open water year around. For the whole story with all images, see The Bald Eagle | a 7 Image Story.
The Bald Eagle | Starved Rock Juvenile A few Bald Eagle pairs nest around Starved Rock all year, but in January as the rivers freeze, hundreds of eagles come to fish near the locks in the river. The locks are kept open year around for commercial boats and the water near the locks remain ice free all winter. Juvenile Bald Eagles are a fairly common site in trees along roads around Starved Rock, particularly during cold winter months. For the whole story with all images, see The Bald Eagle | a 7 Image Story.
The Bald Eagle | Florida Juvenile This Bald Eagle juvenile was flying through bald skies over the water off Florida’s west coast. For the whole story with all images, see The Bald Eagle | a 7 Image Story.
The Bald Eagle | Really Cold Yellowstone Yellowstone gets really cold the winter, then it gets colder. The Bald Eagles get plenty of fish from Yellowstone’s rivers, but they still need to conserve their energy in this -30°F cold. Do not disturb them. For the whole story with all images, see The Bald Eagle | a 7 Image Story.
