I found a show off!

[MN Shutterbug]

My wife and I were in the cities babysitting, this weekend, My son in law had told me about an eagels nest, not too far from their house. When we got to the area, he was perched up in a tree. Luckily, instead of flying away, he came and flew right past us. I really didn't plan on taking pictures this weekend.

[Flooringuy]

X-tackleman, you amaze me with your photos.

Nice shots.

[mmeyer]

Very nice XT! What a nice way to get paid for babysitting. Hey, I could use a sitter next weekend. I could tell you an eagles nest is also!

[ThunderLund78]

These are fantastic!

The last 4 especially

[Nymph]

those are some great shots X-t

[Paul]

Nice captures.

[jwmiller33]

those photos are unbelievable!!! nice work

[Dbl]

I was wondering when I would see these! They look great X, beautifully done!

[Steve Foss]

Nice captures, Mike! Congrats!

[eyeguy 54]

sweet!!

[Jim Almquist]

Great shots Mike

[RainyEye]

Simply stunning! I really like the 5th one with its wings outstretched!

[Birdsong]

Love 2 and 6. You must be thrilled.

[fishinchicks]

I love the second one. The whole series is great!

[MN Shutterbug]

Thanks, everyone. Yes Birdsong, I was thrilled. It was proably less than 30 seconds of shooting, but I can relive the moment for quite some time. Everything was on my side. The lighting was perfect and the eagle was kind enough to fly by twice, instead of flying directly away. Sometimes, luck smiles on you.

[mmeyer]

Yeah, but what about my offer. Oh yeah, I'll throw in $3 an hour since you have to drive!

[MN Shutterbug]

Sorry Mike, if it isn't my blood, you can't afford me.

[2u77matt]

X, Do you mind sharing how close this bird came to you? Even at 400 mm, it seems like an eagle would have to fly by unusually close to get shots like these. Great work.

[MN Shutterbug]

2u77matt, he was quite close. Picture #5 wasn't cropped at all. The most I had to crop any of them, was maybe eliminating 35%. In fact, I'm going redo #5 by adding some canvas so I can get him composed properly.

Thanks dbl, for mentioning the canvas tool. I had completely forgot about that trick. Thus, I was able to salvage and post 2 additional shots. Maybe I should make a collage.

[basssmasher*]

Mike practice up for when we do get together fishing and you can take pics of me outfishing you!! lol J/k.. let me know when ya wanna go though

[mountaindew]

Those are awesome shots Mike!

I really need to get back on the horse!