This months full moon is called a “Buck” moon. It’s called a Buck moon because male deer grow new antlers.
It’s also called a Thunder” moon because of the big summer storms!
A BUCK MOON
Category: Moon
ROMEO AND JULIETTE’S FLOWER MOON
This months moon is called a “Flower” moon. You can see what happens when the clouds snuff the light. The birds are silhouettes but If it was in golden light this shot would be excellent.
Juliette was coming over to say hello! I was glad to see her up and about!
ROMEO’S MOON
ROMEO’S SUPER PINK MOON
This months moon is called a “Pink” moon. The name comes from flowers that bloom early. Its a Super Moon because the orbit brings it closer than normal to Earth. The Moon is the most “Super” (closer) moon of the year. There are three Super moons in 2020 and they are consecutive.
A SUPER PINK MOON
I was so happy to see Juliette! She has one or two eaglets back in the nest. She likes to stretch her wings each day. She also sang a little song for me! Thats her in the top picture on the right watching her Romeo doing a fly by.
SUPER WORM MOON
Each full moon has a name. The March full moon is called a “Worm” moon. This is what I found out about the Worm moon………Native Americans called this last full moon of winter the worm moon after the worm trails that would appear in the newly thawed ground. Other names include chaste moon, death moon, crust moon and sap moon, after the tapping of the maple trees.
Because the orbit is closer this month Its also a Super Worm moon!
- Wolf Moon – January
- Snow Moon – February
- Worm Moon – March
- Pink Moon – April
- Flower Moon – May
- Strawberry Moon – June
- Buck Moon – July
- Sturgeon Moon – August
- Harvest Moon – September or October
- Full Corn Moon (Harvest) – September
- Hunter’s Moon (Harvest) – October
- Beaver Moon – November
- Cold Moon – December
MOE’S MOON
Moe rarely poses for me! Maggie flew away from me. I must admit that hurt a bit. I haven’t seen her in months. I’d stop by and look for her but could never see her anywhere? Eagles do get upset If you do not stop in to say hello. They act just like humans!
A TALON MOON
Technically November is the “Beaver” moon,but because of my lucky shot showing Romeo’s talons silhouetted against a almost full moon,I’m calling November a Talon moon.
Having said that, here is the actual description on a Beaver moon. Click on the dot. Â Â Â Â
A CRESCENT EAGLE
A crescent moon rises with Romeo looking on.
ROMEO’S MOON
THE EAGLE HAS LANDED
The 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing is coming up on Saturday July 20. I remember watching the black and white TV images and holding my breath! Very few moments in human history have had so many people doing the same thing at the same time!
The Eagle landed in the sea of Tranquility on July 20th,1969. The Apollo 11 crew were  Neil Armstrong,Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. Armstrong and Aldrin went down to the surface while Collins stayed in the Columbia orbiting the moon.
My eagle friends and I salute all of the good souls who worked so hard to make this remarkable achievement!
ROMEO’S MOON LANDING
I originally shot these on November 20,2018.
This is Romeo perching upon his throne. I knew where he was going to perch. I lined the moon up in behind and called him,he came straight over! I think I got 2 or 3 sequences of him perching. The golden light is icing to the cake!
THE DAREDEVIL’S MOON
MAGGIE’S MOON
The next full moon is on Tuesday.Both Monday and Tuesday look poor for weather. So I knew tonight would be my only shot at getting a eagle/moon shot. I looked around at the usual spots but couldn’t find a single eagle perched perfectly for me. Thankfully I found Maggie perched on top of a tree! I’ve never seen her perch on this spot before.Normally she’s down lower. She saved my butt!
Februarys moon is called a “Snow” moon.
MAGGIE POSING
MOE’S MOON
I was happy to see Moe hanging around even if he’s not a fan.
BLOOD RED WOLF MOON
Apologizes for posting this late folks. I went out camping on the night of the eclipse and only got back today. It was a very surreal experience standing out in the wilds with the valley walls bathed in a ghostly shade. Knowing my furry friends were all sleeping helped prop my courage. Tide was dropping.What a lot of people do not realize with a dropping tide is that all those huge slimy trees lifted up by the tide, do get hooked when the tide drops. Causing them to drop…..”suddenly”. So hearing these loud sudden noises was a bit unnerving.
I decided not to stay for three more hours to capture the moon leaving Earths shadow.
Its called a “Blood Red Wolf Moon” because the moon passed through near the edge of Earths shadow and not the centre. This gives a reddish hue colouring.
A Wolf moon is the name given to the full moon of January. Each month has its own unique name.
ROMEO
ECIPSING
ROMEO’S MOON
JULIETTE’S MOON
A HERON MOON
I was trying to line this Heron up with the moon.It took me into the shallows.I was worried about my prop being smacked by a rock.It took my attention away for just a few seconds but long enough for me to miss it “jumping”! Would of been a great shot!
TAM’S MOON
JULIETTE’S MOON
VENUS DANCING WITH THE CRESCENT MOON
ERNIE’S MOON
A CRESCENT EAGLE
MAGGIE’S MOON
A DAREDEVIL’S MOON
With the full moon being on Sunday & today/tomorrow being overcast,this will be the only moon shot I get this time around.
ROMEO’S NEW YEAR MOON
NEW YEARS MOON
ROMEO’S MOON
I knew that the moon was coming up tonight but didn’t see it until I was heading back in.Once I saw it I had to turn around & go back to Romeo.I asked him to perch at the very top of his tree………..& the little bugger did! I appreciated him doing that but the best perch is a bare tree top.Notice how some of the limbs obscure his body.I always like a complete silhouette but will settle for what I got!
ERNIE’S MOON
A HALLOWEEN EAGLE MOON
I took this shot down in Tsapee Narrows.This is “The Daredevil” & “Delilah”. They’ve been gone for months! I haven’t a clue where they went? Delilah is the one on the left.
ROMEO’S ECLIPSE
Believe it or not,I asked Romeo to come over to this spot…….& he did!It was the only perching spot he goes to that had a clear sight of the moon in behind.He even turned sideways! Such a good boy!
DELILAH IS BACK!
Because I am not out watching my eagle friends all the time,they do things that I do not know about? Having said that,nobody knows more about what they are doing than me.
So for the last 3 months I haven’t seen either “The Daredevil” or his partner “Delilah”! I haven’t a clue where they went or why? They live about a mile east of Tofino in Tsapee Narrows on Eik islet. Â
I haven’t seen them on their nest island or on any of their favourite perching trees? I’ve noticed flocks of birds (Crows,Gulls) perched on their nest island.That would never happen if they were there! Nothing comes close to the nest while nesting is going on.All eaglets by August are usually fully fledged.True their nest is hidden,but I still should of seen some sort of activity!
After the eaglets are fully fledged & fly the coup,both adults usually fly north to their favourite salmon streams.The salmon runs start sooner the further north you go. Another wish of mine……….to know where they go exactly? I don’t think a GPS unit could be attached without affecting the flight.
Having said all that,Delilah turns up last night after being MIA for three months! The Daredevil still hasn’t shown up however? She treated me like a stranger.
Eagles are a strange lot sometimes.
FIRE MOON
The forest fires are altering the moons colour!
“TIM” & “TAM” CHILLING
I was disappointed tonight with the sunset colours.True,the colour was still good but I was expecting deeper,richer colours from that forest fire haze.Im guessing that the haze was dispersed by gentle breezes? I could see the haze layer had settled in the lower levels of the atmosphere. So the sun didn’t change colour until it was almost set.Normally during these events the sun changes it’s colour far higher up.Maybe tomorrow night will be better?
Tim is on top with Tam hiding.
MOON LAUNCH
British Columbia is in the midst of 130 active forest fires at the moment with no relief in sight!
The intense heat makes huge thermal plumbs.Finer particulate rises but the heavier particles sink.The heavier particles act like water.They flow down valleys to the ocean.We are under outflow conditions right now.The wind normal moves from the west to the east.In “Outflow” conditions the wind direction reverses.So we (Vancouver island) are not only getting all that smoke haze but also hotter air from the interior!
I’ve been watching as the haze has migrated to the west coast.I always love these conditions photographically!
Btw,I’m not saying forest fires are good,just the affect of them on the suns colour.
All this suspended particulate matter blocks the weaker wavelengths from getting through our atmosphere to our eye.Only the longer more powerful wavelengths can make it through. “R.O.Y.” Â Red,Orange & Yellow. Thats why the suns colour changes.
The outflow forest fire haze will thicken in the days to come,shifting the suns colour towards pinkish/orange!
EAGLE MOON
Romeo thankfully posed for me with the moon.The moon was perfect but all night I couldn’t find any of my eagle friends anywhere?
EAGLE ECLIPSE
MAGGIE GIRL
I had a great visit with Maggie Girl tonight! She’s always a joy to be around!
MOON LAUNCH
I’ve never met this eagle before.I placed the moon to the right because I knew it would take off a few seconds after me stopping.Eagles are a skittish lot.
ROMEO’S MOON
A DAREDEVIL’S MOON
ROMEO & JULIETTE’S MOON
SUPER MOON
A “Super Moon” will occur this Monday (Nov 14th/16).It will be about 30,000 miles closer.To give some perspective,It’s about 25,000 Â miles around our equator.
Lets hope our weather will be clear enough to view this cosmic wonder? It won’t occur again till 2034.
FULL MOON TONIGHT
It’s a full moon tonight but because of bad weather,I’m not going to see it.So I decided to post some previous moon shots. I’ve found eagles to be a excellent subject to take pictures of when the moon is rising.They’re both up in the sky.
Tonight is what they call a “Hunters” Moon.(the first full moon after a harvest moon)
EAGLE MOON
HERON ECLIPSE
