12-13-14 Bald Eagle
12-13-14 Bald Eagle 12-13-14 12/13/2014; a special image for a special day! It’s called a sequential date. The next one will happen in 89 years.
Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle On a very cold early morning snow coach trip into Yellowstone NP, we came upon this Bald Eagle looking out over the Madison River; probably fishing. He looked back at us as if to say: this is my spot, go somewhere else. We took great care not to disturb him. In the winter, all wildlife must conserve energy just to survive.
Starved Rock Eagles
Starved Rock Eagles Starved Rock State Park lies just across the river from Illinois River locks which keep the water open even in the heart of the winter. So, Bald Eagles come to the area to fish when other streams and rivers are frozen. Most years, from mid January to March, 150+ eagles can be found in the trees. People come from miles around to Starved Rock to see and photograph the eagles. This year, it has been too cold for too long and although the shipping lanes are open, the lanes are really a slushy mess of water and ice. The ice chunks are too big for the eagles to see the fish and catch them. So, only 20-30+ eagles seem to be hanging around the park this year. They keep close to a couple areas of open water where they can fish and were not close enough for me to get a good image.
Eagles @ Starved Rock
Eagles @ Starved Rock The Eagles are beginning to come back to Starved Rock State Park. It’s been cold enough for some of the creeks and small rivers to ice over. That’s when the Eagles gather near the open water of the locks at Starved Rock to fish. On some years, over 100 Bald Eagles find their way to Starved Rock. Last year was too warm so very few showed up. Let’s hope the cold weather continues so more Eagles will follow.
Young Eagle
Young Eagle Yeah, this is the same Eagle that I posted last week; or, maybe his cousin. Someone asked for a closer shot of this magnificent bird. This image was captured just outside the ranch where a pair of Eagles seemed to hang out. Once again, the Nikon V1 was my carry camera in the truck on the way to the store for supplies. Then, just a simple click made my day.
Juvenile Bald Eagle
Juvenile Bald Eagle This image represents one of the great advantages of keeping your camera close. On our way into town from the ranch, this young eagle was sitting on a telephone post. As we passed the telephone post, he started to fly. The Nikon 1 V1 was quickly retrieved from the floor of the truck as we approached the post and powered on. Then, it was just a simple click.
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