I took about 70 shots of a Bald Eagle sitting in an old tree this AM. He was
turned in all directions, screeching, looking at all angles, the wind
ruffling his white feathers around his head like a lion's mane at times. In
several of the frames there was a squirrel climbing the tree and he was
within 6" of the eagle when the squirrel reacted to his presence and went
the other way. The eagle was looking right at him.
I had my tripod and the 500mm mirror lens. There was a light rain coming
down. Even though the shots were in focus, the light rain muddied the
images enough that they're not worth displaying. I've looked at 25 of the
shots so far and the resolution is just not good enough. I'll look at the
rest later, but hold little hope for them.
Tom C.
From: "John Coyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: The great shot you miss...
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 08:32:12 +1000
came up this morning on my early walk. The light was poor, so I didn't
take a camera. Halfway along the floating riverwalk that is my normal
route, something very odd-looking started to move from underneath it
towards the river bank. As I got closer, I could see it was a cormorant:
body submerged, neck stretched up out of the water, holding a fish in it's
beak that would have been three times the size of it's head!
Always, always carry a camera!
John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
