American Eagle by olivetreeann

American Eagle

A photo club friend and I went out shooting today. Our first stop was a goat farm, but after that he suggested we check out a few of his favorite spots to capture eagles on their nests. He got no argument from me as that's one of the pictures I've always wanted to take! We were in luck. The first site produced a couple who appeared to be watching the nest intently. It looks like they have a brood in there. We couldn't get too close to shoot them but it was so exciting. The second stop proved to be a lot more photogenic and we weren't disappointed there either. This handsome fellow was perched at the end of this branch and although the sky was more gray than blue he still stood out quite nicely against it. What a bonus to click the shutter just as a swallow passed by!
How cool!!! What an awesome shot! I like that you caught the one in the background in flight too!
May 19th, 2016  
yes, the swallow is a sweet bit of extra information... very nice.
May 19th, 2016  
Love it!
May 19th, 2016  
FAVtastic :)
May 19th, 2016  
a magnificent bird and what luck to catch the swallow as well
May 19th, 2016  
As soon as I saw this I loved it. Wonderful captures and a Fav.
May 19th, 2016  
FAV. Fabulous timing to get the swallow in there too. Such a majestic looking photo
May 19th, 2016  
Great shot
May 19th, 2016  
Whoa! Awesome!
May 20th, 2016  
They always look so powerful
May 20th, 2016  
@peterdegraff Thank you so much for the fav Peter!
@janewinfrey Thank you Jane!
@kandkids Thank you Karen!
@frappa77 Thank you Francesca and thank you so much for the fav!
@gilbertwood Thank you Denise and thank you for the fav too!
@cruiser Thank you Chris! Yes, the luck of the "click" so to speak!
@wendyfrost Thank you Wendy and thanks for the fav!
@grammyn Thank you Katy! And thank you so much for the fav!
@bkbinthecity Thank you Brian!
@altadc Thank you Alta!
@nicolecampbell Thank you Nicole- and they are- especially those talons.
May 20th, 2016  
@salza @thresheg
Thank you for the favs Sally and Graham!
May 20th, 2016  
A beautiful capture of this amazing bird.
May 20th, 2016  
@pyrrhula Thank you Ferry!
May 21st, 2016  
Stunning to say the least, but made even more so by the second bird in the distance. A special fave.
May 22nd, 2016  
Love it! Great shot of the eagle, and love the swallow sneaking in the photo.
May 27th, 2016  
@aikimomm Thank you Phoebe and thank you so much for the fav!
@eudora Thank you Diane!

I "lucked out" with that swallow but I agree it is what makes the shot!
May 28th, 2016  
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