Eagles Galore, Page 1

This page and the next three pages show a wide variety of Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) images.

Some images were chosen for strong composition, some for plumage, some for eagle behavior, and so on. Juveniles and adults are shown also. These are WILD eagles, albeit accustomed to people.

Some opportunities are truly once in a lifetime; this 'show' is now gone forever with the death of Jean Keene. It was controversial (the eagle feeding), and I generally oppose feeding any animal in the winter (particularly deer and excepting my cat), but there was never any proven negative effect. And the show was wondrous fair to behold. The images that follow should show that.

Eagle Convention, Homer Alaska

f11 @ 1/100 sec, ISO 200; 2004-02-20 11:55:56
NIKON D2H + 300.0 mm f/2.8 @ 450mm equiv (300mm)

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Eagles, Homer Alaska

f2.8 @ 1/2000 sec, ISO 400; 2004-02-19 10:55:37
NIKON D2H + 300.0 mm f/2.8 @ 450mm equiv (300mm)

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Eagles, Homer Alaska

f11 @ 1/80 sec, ISO 200; 2004-02-20 11:44:46
NIKON D2H + 300.0 mm f/2.8 @ 450mm equiv (300mm)

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Mountains Bathed in Fog, Homer Alaska

f8 @ 1/400 sec, ISO 200; 2004-02-20 13:54:47
NIKON D2H + 300.0 mm f/2.8 @ 450mm equiv (300mm)

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Eagle, Homer Alaska

f8 @ 1/160 sec, ISO 200; 2004-02-20 11:21:04
NIKON D2H + 300.0 mm f/2.8 @ 450mm equiv (300mm)

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Congregating Eagles, Homer Alaska

f8 @ 1/100 sec, ISO 200; 2004-02-19 11:13:17
NIKON D2H + 28.0-70.0 mm f/2.8 @ 84mm equiv (56mm)

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Congregating Eagles, Homer Alaska

f14 @ 1/40 sec, ISO 200; 2004-02-19 11:08:37
NIKON D2H + 12.0-24.0 mm f/4.0 @ 36mm equiv (24mm)

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Eagle Landing in Group of Other Eagles, Homer Alaska

f11 @ 1/50 sec, ISO 200; 2004-02-19 11:20:19
NIKON D2H + 28.0-70.0 mm f/2.8 @ 105mm equiv (70mm)

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Bald eagle landing with outspread wings

f5.6 @ 1/1600 sec, ISO 400; 2004-02-17 11:32:27
NIKON D2H + 300.0 mm f/2.8 @ 450mm equiv (300mm)

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Junvenile Eagle Landing in Group of Other Eagles, Homer Alaska

f11 @ 1/60 sec, ISO 200; 2004-02-19 11:19:49
NIKON D2H + 28.0-70.0 mm f/2.8 @ 78mm equiv (52mm)

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Eagles and Crow, Fresh Snow, Homer Alaska

f11 @ 1/125 sec, ISO 200; 2004-02-20 11:53:24
NIKON D2H + 300.0 mm f/2.8 @ 450mm equiv (300mm)

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Juvenile Eagles with Dark Plumage, Homer Alaska

f8 @ 1/90 sec, ISO 200; 2004-02-19 11:11:01
NIKON D2H + 28.0-70.0 mm f/2.8 @ 42mm equiv (28mm)

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Juvenile and Adult Eagles in a Row, Homer Alaska

f11 @ 1/45 sec, ISO 200; 2004-02-19 11:20:27
NIKON D2H + 28.0-70.0 mm f/2.8 @ 105mm equiv (70mm)

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Winter: bald eagle head closeup backlit, adult plumage

f8 @ 1/80 sec, ISO 200; 2004-02-16 11:49:36
NIKON D2H + 70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8 @ 300mm equiv (200mm)

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Fifty is a Crowd, Homer Alaska

f8 @ 1/80 sec, ISO 200; 2004-02-19 11:14:16
NIKON D2H + 28.0-70.0 mm f/2.8 @ 75mm equiv (50mm)

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Mob Scene Eagles, Homer Alaska

f14 @ 1/40 sec, ISO 200; 2004-02-19 11:08:50
NIKON D2H + 12.0-24.0 mm f/4.0 @ 36mm equiv (24mm)

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Eagles on Perches, Snow Flurries, Homer Alaska

f8 @ 1/180 sec, ISO 200; 2004-02-20 11:24:58
NIKON D2H + 300.0 mm f/2.8 @ 450mm equiv (300mm)

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Straight-on Gaze, Homer Alaska

f2.8 @ 1/500 sec, ISO 200; 2004-02-20 11:19:43
NIKON D2H + 300.0 mm f/2.8 @ 450mm equiv (300mm)

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Intent on Landing, Homer Alaska

f2.8 @ 1/2500 sec, ISO 200; 2004-02-19 11:35:58
NIKON D2H + 300.0 mm f/2.8 @ 450mm equiv (300mm)

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Soaring Eagle Eying Perch, Homer Alaska

f6.3 @ 1/1600 sec, ISO 400; 2004-02-20 16:53:32
NIKON D2H + 70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8 @ 300mm equiv (200mm)

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Bald Eagle in Flight, Talons Extended, Homer Alaska

f3.5 @ 1/2000 sec, ISO 400; 2004-02-19 11:44:41
NIKON D2H + 70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8 @ 300mm equiv (200mm)

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Eagle Feeding Area, Homer Alaska

f5.6 @ 1/250 sec, ISO 200; 2004-02-19 11:29:23
NIKON D2H + 28.0-70.0 mm f/2.8 @ 97mm equiv (65mm)

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Imcoming Eagle, Homer Alaska

f11 @ 1/45 sec, ISO 200; 2004-02-19 10:44:04
NIKON D2H + 70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8 @ 174mm equiv (116mm)

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Bald Eagle in Flight, Talons Extended, Homer Alaska

f2.8 @ 1/640 sec, ISO 400; 2004-02-19 10:54:39
NIKON D2H + 300.0 mm f/2.8 @ 450mm equiv (300mm)

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Bald eagle flying fish fight aggression

f2.8 @ 1/5000 sec, ISO 400; 2004-02-17 11:13:40
NIKON D2H + 300.0 mm f/2.8 @ 450mm equiv (300mm)

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These guys are intense. Be glad they don’t grow to six feet tall. Click for larger view (not all).

Bald eagle stalking walking talons on beach at sunset

f5.6 @ 1/180 sec, ISO 200; 2004-02-16 17:46:08
NIKON D2H + 300.0 mm f/2.8 @ 450mm equiv (300mm)

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Later, a seagull grabbed a fish and the eagle chased it for a mile... hilarious.

Law of Beak and Feather: bald eagle intimidates seagull over a fish

f8 @ 1/1250 sec, ISO 400; 2004-02-17 16:51:56
NIKON D2H + 70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8 @ 105mm equiv (70mm)

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Edible? Bald eagle juvenile roosting with mottled brown and white plumage

f2.8 @ 1/640 sec, ISO 200; 2004-02-16 10:53:34
NIKON D2H + 300.0 mm f/2.8 @ 450mm equiv (300mm)

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Fish to Fertilizer, bald eagle flock roosting on roof Homer, Alaska

f5.6 @ 1/1250 sec, ISO 400; 2004-02-19 16:18:05
NIKON D2H + 300.0 mm f/2.8 @ 450mm equiv (300mm)

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We are not Eagles: mountain goat dam mother and kid on rocky hillside Alaska

f2.8 @ 1/1500 sec, ISO 400; 2004-02-18 17:08:47
NIKON D2H + 300.0 mm f/2.8 @ 450mm equiv (300mm)

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Evening Stroll: bald eagle adult beach-walking at sunset

f5.6 @ 1/1250 sec, ISO 400; 2004-02-17 17:53:13
NIKON D2H + 70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8 @ 195mm equiv (130mm)

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Continued in part 2.