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BobVPR — Eagles Nest Flight
Published: 2009-05-14 19:39:48 +0000 UTC; Views: 500; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 0
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Fourteen frames stitched together showing motion and altitude of a bald eagle landing on a tree. Notice how the deceleration is achieved by dropping down and then gliding up to a stop right on the branch.Positoning was set by background clouds and trees. The final two frames meshed together well so that the progress of the eagle's altitude and momentum are accurate.
This is the nesting bird; catching fish, feeding chicks and now taking a break by joining its mate on a tree top.
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Beautiful capture... what was the speed that you captured it in? (frames per second)
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My Canon will run pretty fast in sport mode, but this series of shots were fired manually at about four per second, the eagle crossed from the nest to the tree in a blink and I was only able to capture the crossing because I was set and waiting for most of the afternoon... one eagle was already in the tree acting impatient and I think the nesting eagle was hoping I would just go away, finally they came together in the tree and seemed to discuss the neaby presence of a photographer. The island nest was out far enough in the tide to be secure from land-based predators.
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Nice image. Great documentation on the bird. I saw an eagle yesterday, it flew past me in a field next to my house with something in it's mouth. Shame I had my macro lens on at the time lol.
Where was this taken?
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Thanks!
Located in the USA, state of Maine way up and way out east towards New Brunswick, Canada, near Mount Desert Island. The location of Tidal Falls is the narrows between Taunton Bay and the Frenchman Bay of the Gulf of Maine and is preserved as a bird habitat by the Frenchman Bay Conservancy.
Macro lens! Sounds like me when I was stretched-out in the snow last winter taking shots of ducks when a big shadow passed over me... it was an eagle checking me out for curiosity or a dining opportunity! [link]
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That is one hell of a bird!
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My theory is the bald eagle prefers live fish over photographer meat, but I wouldn't be able to do much if the preference changed... but I might get off some great parting shots!
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this deserves far more views than it currently has - the quality of the photography is excellent, the concept is great ...and i learned something
what more can you ask for ?
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Thanks! That is really what it is all about, have fun and learn something... The Tidalfalls nature preserve is good for wild bird photos and it is right here in Hancock, Maine!
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Thanks! Governor Baldacci just approved to take the Bald Eagle off the endangered list, but I think it is still listed federally.
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at least taking it off the list shows they are back finally. i saw so many this winter it was amazing just counting the golden brown young ones flying around.
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beautiful work bob!! . . . you must have had almost as much fun putting this together as you did watching such a magnificent creature!
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Thanks Tom! My Canon can store over 500 images and I used all that up. Then, the eagles really started performing, so for the best part I put the camera down and just grinned and watched. Sometimes they seemed so close I could almost reach out and touch them.
Often, bird photographs are shot looking up or down, but since I was on high ground I was nearly at the same elevation as the tree they hung out in, so when they flew by me I was following them on the level, which is pretty neat.
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what a wonderful experience to have and to share
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Very cool photography, awesome to see just how the eagle lands in this manner.
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Thank you! I did not plan any of this, the eagles were a surprise as well as the nest and the fishing they are so adept at. There were too many good shots to convey the feeling, so I stacked them and found I could use clouds and trees for alignment. My Canon takes fast shots when set on sports.
This series would take up about three seconds of filming with a motion camera, the only way this bird can effectively put on the brakes after a dive is to absorb energy in a steep climb and plop! Right on target.
While fishing over the island the eagle slows its speed by banking and then it step-hop-stops into the nest.
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