Beach Eagle

I walked the beach today with my big lens for the first time in a long time. I'm so glad I had it with me. I almost missed this guy as I was chatting on my cell phone to the nurse about my son! There's a fresh water stream that runs into the ocean and he was taking a drink and washing his feet. I'm kind of shocked I got the shot as I held my phone to my ear at the same time I took this.

[Tom]

Fantastic detail, color and clarity

[Rosie Kerr]

Wonderful! Love to see these guys in the wild.

[Kerri]

Awesome shot

[Gayle]

Wow! Incredible shot! So glad you noticed him!

[Ashley]

Well spotted, and well done!!!

Hope your son’s doing ok!

[bkb in the city]

Awesome shot

[julia]

Wow fantastic shot ... fav

[gloria jones]

Amazing capture...so close with such great clarity

[Taffy]

Oh wow -- to have come across this fellow would be the most amazing experience! So glad for you that you had the long lens! Terrific image!

[eDorre]

What wonderful timing and balance! Beautiful bird!

[Brandi]

Beautiful!!

[Diana]

Amazing!! I love that he's down on the ground and standing in water. So many eagle photos are where they're up in a tree - which are good, too, but I really like this one.

[Nicole Campbell]

Superb detail Kim, instant fav

[Call me Joe]

Gorgeous creature!!

[Amy Shaylor]

Wow, amazing shot!

[Hydee]

This is a tremendous shot!

[Milanie]

What a beauty - the focus is fabulous! Fav

[Carrie Oakey]

Awesome shot!

[Cathie]

Wonderful photo!

[Diana]

A magnificent fav!

[Sharon]

So majestic - great capture.

[Ian JB]

oh my, what an image!

[Joanna kate]

Marvellous shot, majestic birds, fav

[Helen Sanderson]

magnificent shot!! Totally wish I had taken it!! :) fav

[CC Folk]

Wow...what a handsome fellow! Fav.

[Chris Johnson]

Such a clear and crisp shot, front and center! Stunning!

[April]

Wonderful!

[*lynn]

regal eagle! great capture

[Issi Bannerman]

Just brilliant. So glad you had the big guns with you!

[Loopy-Lou]

Awesome, that must of been amazing. Fabulous capture

[Joan Robillard]

Were his feet sore (just kidding)

[Kathy A]

Fabulous shot Kim, great focus!

[Beryl Lloyd]

A stunning capture of this beautiful bird ! ( esp. when multi-tasking !! ) fav

[Dione Giorgio]

Stunning shot and beauty. Fav.

[Carol Schöttl]

Phenomenal, Kim! Really special!

[Tina]

Amazing, this is on my bucketlist

[wendy frost]

Brillliant capture Fav

[elkehochban]

what a wonderful experience that must have been...and you got this shooting one handed?!

[Myrna O'Hara]

Just awesome.

[Mel Marie]

Wow now I feel I need to purchase a big lens! Incredible!

[Tami Skipper]

Great capture!

[Michelle Renee]

Super! Cooling his feet.

[Merrelyn]

Wow, fabulous capture :)

[Maggiemae]

So good - focus and colour! fav

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Good eye and an excellent capture. He is so impressive looking.

[Annika]

stunning capture

[Paul]

Great catch of this magnificent bird.

[Karly]

Fantastic image! He is so regal looking. Fav.

[Henri Russell]

This is an awesome capture.

[carol white]

Fabulous capture. Fav!! 😀

[Paul]

What a majestic looking bird. Very nicely captured - fav :)

[Nic Sturgis]

Multitasking? Nice.

[Suzanne]

Incredible shot, well done on taking it single handed!

[Janet B.]

WOW and WOW again! Absolutely stunning shot of this beautiful eagle...FAV!

[Babs]

Well done one handed. It looks a bit cold for a paddle.

[Julie Ryan]

Awesome!!

[Connie Little]

Wonderful capture of this magnificent bird.

[summerfield]

that's an awesome shot, with the phone to your ear to boot! aces!

[Andreas]

Wow

[Phil]

WOW just WOW!

[Domenico Dodaro]

Fabulous capture

[Pyrrhula]

Great capture of this beautiful eagle.

[Phil Howcroft]

it is an awesome beauty

[Islandgirl]

Wow amazing focus!!
Talking on a cell phone and taking a photograph, your awesome Kim!
Hope you were getting good news!

[Kerri Michaels]

awesome fav

[Shawna Schroeder]

Great capture for sure!!

[Jacqueline]

Amazing photo.

[Leana Niemand]

Absolutely brilliant.

[Lin]

WOW - magnificent capture!

[Kathy]

Awesome.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Amazing shot and one-handed! fav

[Sheralee S]

Wow, you did well to catch such a great shot of him before he flew off.

[Dyan Stevens]

Adding my own WOW!

[Cat Whiskers - Nan]

Fab!!! How is your son doing?

[KWind]

@catwhiskers He's BAD.. really bad! In so much pain, it's crazy. He doesn't want to eat because it hurts. We're scheduled to start the new meds within two weeks but the stuff is very slow acting (9-16 weeks). He might get put back on prednisone in the meantime. It's a nightmare! I'm going to call the doctor tomorrow. It's so hard seeing him in pain and fighting with him to eat, drink and take his meds. Thanks for asking about him.

[Pam Knowler]

Top shot! Just outstanding! Fav! So sorry to hear about your son! I hope he gets some relief soon!

[Marloes]

Superrrrrrrr shot!!! Fav.

[Jane Morley]

Fabulous. Huge fav.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Fabulous shot. Fav

[Margo Sayer]

What a wonderful example of serendipity!

[Jocasta]

Just read your response to catwhiskers - thinking of your son and hope they can soon get his pain under control.
Fantastic photo - looks like you might have waited in a hide for 3 days to get such a perfect shot.

[Caroline]

Wow - this is incredible !

I'm sorry to hear your son is still struggling . I hope you start to see some light at the end of the tunnel soon.

[ChristineL]

Wow, you did so well to capture this! Brilliant shot.
Hope your son's meds start to work and he feels better very soon.

[Helen Jane]

That is one incredible shot. How amazing to have managed it whilst on the phone, and probably feelling pretty exhausted and overwhelmed from the sound of things. I hope seeing these fantastic results cheered you a little (but hope even more that there is a solution for your son not too far away).

[Faye Turner]

Great close up with wonderful details! fav

[Daryl O'Hare]

Truly a sign of your talent. You are an excellent juggler of cameras and lives. :)

[Clare Gadsby]

what a fabulous image - and all the more so under the circumstances. am very much hoping things will improve for your son - it sounds awful for you all

[Simply Amanda]

Simply incredible! How's it going with your sweet boy?!

[Danny G.]

Favulous!

[Margaret Brown]

Wonderful details, fav

[Richard Sayer]

You look as if you've never seen an eagle paddling before!

[FBailey]

Fantastic shot!!

[Karly]

Congrats on TT for this oh so perfect image!

[Rosie Kind]

Fantastic shot Fav

[Lou Ann]

Congratulations on this making the TT! It is fabulous!

[Taffy]

Congrats on the top spot!

[Catherine]

Congratulations on TH!

[Clare Gadsby]

this was always going to hit the tt in a big way - many congrats kim - wonderful to see it there :)

[Henri Russell]

Congratulations on #1 spot on TT.

[Sandi]

It was meant to be! Such majestic scenes can lend us so much strength at certain times. A magnificent capture...

[Vesna]

Excellent photo!

[Ukandie!]

Wow wow wow, absolutely stunning! Thought are with you and your son!

[A New Year - A New Mary!]

What a beautiful bird, great shot!

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

Congratulations on this being the Top of the Top! FAV!

[clickerheroes1]

Amazing! https://happywheelsnow.com

[Jesika]

An absolutely wondrous image. How lucky you were to be in the right place at the right time. Has to be an envious favourite
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