Yes, I noticed… But he doesn’t lose any of his majesty! Beautiful creature :)
the beauty of these majestic creatures is sometimes overwhelming! I cannot be consumed by these emotions .I have to keep my objectivity to capture the shot!
And you do it well… Thank you for that :) It is always magic to get such beautiful pictures of them!
I love sharing my passion with good souls,thank you!
Wow… the close-up of the underside of Romeo’s (?) wings makes me rethink that maybe it wasn’t an osprey after all, but a bald eagle that I saw last week. I didn’t realize there was so much light coloring underneath. The head was white and the beak was long like an eagle too, not curved.. This eagle was right overhead for you Wayne. Oops – he missed a fish … was the big splash in the water Romeo exiting the water or he dropped the fish?
Well we got a good look under the “wing flaps” of the Daredevil. If you didn’t see him coming, he’d cast one large shadow on you and the boat. That’s what this bird did last week – he was overhead and the only tree was the one that he kept flying over – I wish he had been flying over water – he was huge with a wide wingspan and what amazes me is how he seemed to “cruise” up there – not flapping his wings, like a goose, which I guess might be a comparable size. Ducks flap their wings fast and furiously.
What i suspect happens is the wind moves along gently near the surface.When it hits a bunch of trees the wind is diverted upwards.The eagles know about this upward air current & take advantage of it.Thats why it appears they hardly flap while rising upwards.
I see … that’s interesting, so they rarely flap their wings and seem to glide – it was nice to watch that big bird. I was about to start a post and was reading some notes I had made about my trek last Saturday and I had overheard some of the photographers that were standing around with their long lenses and tripods, say that last year they were at the boat launch area and a group of hawks came in on an air current and there were about 200 came in at one time. I did send you my “mystery bird” photo, maybe a juvenile eagle?
Mystery solved……….Turkey Vulture!
In going through the pictures for today’s post, I saw the signs of “expected birds of prey” and for what months (September through November) at the boat launch site, and they mentioned turkey vultures but in October and I took that picture at Elizabeth Park, about 7 or so miles away. It was supposed to be International Hawk Week. I didn’t look at the October and November sign til now – I took the picture so I knew whether to go back or not later. Thank you for I.D.ing the Turkey Vulture Wayne!
just make sure your alive & kicking & they’ll leave you alone!
Yes, hope he didn’t have his sights set on me. No carrion that I saw at Elizabeth Park!
Oops, he missed the fish :)
Love the top pic, Wayne!
If I were to hazard a guess I’d say they miss 3/4 of the time, but the first strike may stun the fish enough to allow them to come back around for second try.If they do that they almost always get the fish on the second attempt!
Wow! That first shot is amazing!!! :)
notice how he’s lost so many white tail feathers! They normally have 12 but I can only count 8.Wish I could find them!
Yes, I noticed… But he doesn’t lose any of his majesty! Beautiful creature :)
the beauty of these majestic creatures is sometimes overwhelming! I cannot be consumed by these emotions .I have to keep my objectivity to capture the shot!
And you do it well… Thank you for that :) It is always magic to get such beautiful pictures of them!
I love sharing my passion with good souls,thank you!
:)
Spectacular once again – thanks, Wayne!
thanks Adam! I could of used some clouds………& at least one bear,but I work with what I can get.
Wow… the close-up of the underside of Romeo’s (?) wings makes me rethink that maybe it wasn’t an osprey after all, but a bald eagle that I saw last week. I didn’t realize there was so much light coloring underneath. The head was white and the beak was long like an eagle too, not curved.. This eagle was right overhead for you Wayne. Oops – he missed a fish … was the big splash in the water Romeo exiting the water or he dropped the fish?
this is “The Daredevil”. He overtook my boat easily! Your bird does sound like a eagle.
Well we got a good look under the “wing flaps” of the Daredevil. If you didn’t see him coming, he’d cast one large shadow on you and the boat. That’s what this bird did last week – he was overhead and the only tree was the one that he kept flying over – I wish he had been flying over water – he was huge with a wide wingspan and what amazes me is how he seemed to “cruise” up there – not flapping his wings, like a goose, which I guess might be a comparable size. Ducks flap their wings fast and furiously.
What i suspect happens is the wind moves along gently near the surface.When it hits a bunch of trees the wind is diverted upwards.The eagles know about this upward air current & take advantage of it.Thats why it appears they hardly flap while rising upwards.
I see … that’s interesting, so they rarely flap their wings and seem to glide – it was nice to watch that big bird. I was about to start a post and was reading some notes I had made about my trek last Saturday and I had overheard some of the photographers that were standing around with their long lenses and tripods, say that last year they were at the boat launch area and a group of hawks came in on an air current and there were about 200 came in at one time. I did send you my “mystery bird” photo, maybe a juvenile eagle?
Mystery solved……….Turkey Vulture!
In going through the pictures for today’s post, I saw the signs of “expected birds of prey” and for what months (September through November) at the boat launch site, and they mentioned turkey vultures but in October and I took that picture at Elizabeth Park, about 7 or so miles away. It was supposed to be International Hawk Week. I didn’t look at the October and November sign til now – I took the picture so I knew whether to go back or not later. Thank you for I.D.ing the Turkey Vulture Wayne!
just make sure your alive & kicking & they’ll leave you alone!
Yes, hope he didn’t have his sights set on me. No carrion that I saw at Elizabeth Park!
Oops, he missed the fish :)
Love the top pic, Wayne!
If I were to hazard a guess I’d say they miss 3/4 of the time, but the first strike may stun the fish enough to allow them to come back around for second try.If they do that they almost always get the fish on the second attempt!
So elegantly graceful!
he has excellent form but is still a tad goofy!
Beautiful pictures…. You are extremely talented…. Which is your camera???
thank you,I use several types of cameras,5D,6D & 7D
Good….
Excellent shot
👍👍👍
What is the purpose of the 4(?) layers of feathers on the wings?
the same as sharks teeth………they are the feathers that will one day will replace the main flight feathers.
thank you for mentioning me! Hope to meet you again!