Raw nature of bald eagles (pics)

[Steve Foss]

As you can see, these birds were shot over the carcass of a deer. Not such a pretty sight, but there's no catch and release in nature.

First, a pretty one.

Canon 20D, Canon 100-400L Image Stabilizer, iso200, 1/80 sec, f7.1, 400mm (560mm when 20D conversion factor added), handheld.

The rest with Canon 1D MarkII, Canon 400L f2.8 non I.S., Canon 1.4 teleconverter for total of 560mm (728mm when MarkII conversion factor included), all at iso200 from tripod.

1/1000 sec, f4

1/800 sec, f4

1/640 sec, f4

1/1000, f4

[Ralph Wiggum]

Awesome, awesome, awesome!

[Matt Johnson]

Awesome pictures Steve!

[buzzsaw]

You know they are nice pictures when the people who usually just look and don't post make comments! Interesting pictures.

[fishingmike0770]

I really like the second one! In the fifth picture, is that just a immature bald eagle or a golden eagle?

[riverrat56]

aweasome, just aweasome, the first one is a great picture, but the last one just grabs my attention, nicely done.

[Steve Foss]

Thanks everybody.

Mike, it's a bald. The immatures look bigger because some of their feathers are longer than those of mature balds. This juvie looks like a first- or second-year bird. By the third year they start getting more white, and a fourth-year bird looks more like an adult than a juvie. By the fifth year, most balds have gained typical adult plumage.

[Surface Tension]

Nice pictures Steve. I like the action shoots of PO'ed eagles. Wings flared, reaching legs and grabbing talons.

[toughguy]

WOW WOW WOW!! The best shots I've seen on this site!! Amazing. Thanks for the post Steve.

[Dan Thiem]

Super job! I thought for a minute I was looking at a National Geographic magazine. Very awesome photography. I applaude you sir!

[MJCatfish]

Simply amazing work, Catfish! What beauties!

MJ

[LaVoi]

You are one very talented man, and thank you so much for sharing all your talent with us on here. And that goes for everyone that continues to post awesome pics on here day after day. Keep em coming.

[Tetz]

INCREDIBLE pics! I can only hope to achieve shots like that some day...Practice, practice, practice--Thanks for sharing!

[Tom Wilson]

Right place, right time--fantastic imagery.

Tom W

[lawdog]

Wow, these are awesome Steve! Congrats on some amazing images. The wolves are cool pics too! Great weekend effort!

[floating minnow]

Incredible!,Fantastic!,Amazing!and more.