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Old 12 May 2012, 12:36 PM   #1
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Bald Eagle Fishing

I went out on the James River south of Richmond last weekend and this area has a thriving population of eagles. In the 1970's there was only a couple of dozen or so breeding pairs in Virginia and today there is over 700 and growing.

















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Old 12 May 2012, 12:49 PM   #2
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Magnificent exposé !
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Old 12 May 2012, 07:37 PM   #3
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Wow, very nice photos. GREAT effort!!
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Old 12 May 2012, 07:49 PM   #4
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Old 13 May 2012, 12:39 PM   #5
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Those are amazing pics. What camera are you using & what speed did you shoot them?
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Old 13 May 2012, 01:50 PM   #6
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Incredible pictures and creature, awesome!
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Old 13 May 2012, 05:05 PM   #7
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Absolutely amazing shots!!
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Old 13 May 2012, 07:17 PM   #8
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Mike, those are fantastic shots! Did you use a 300mm or 500mm tele with x2 convertor? Was the lens on tripod?
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Old 13 May 2012, 09:15 PM   #9
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Amazing shots, are they yours?
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Old 13 May 2012, 09:28 PM   #10
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Incredible pics!

WOW!!!
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Old 13 May 2012, 10:45 PM   #11
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Wow. Man no wonder it became the USA's National Bird. So majestic! Thank God they are thriving again.

Great pics! Thank you!
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Old 13 May 2012, 10:47 PM   #12
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WOooW great pics
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Mike ........ amazing pics!
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Old 14 May 2012, 09:27 AM   #14
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Spectacular pics. That's the top of the food chain!
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Old 15 May 2012, 04:30 AM   #15
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Old 15 May 2012, 05:29 AM   #16
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Old 15 May 2012, 05:43 AM   #17
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"Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines"

Fantastic shots!
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Old 16 May 2012, 10:20 AM   #18
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Much appreciated everyone.

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Those are amazing pics. What camera are you using & what speed did you shoot them?
Thank you. I use a Canon 1D Mark IV. I was shooting in aperture priority due to the changing light so the ss ranged from 1/2500 to 1/8000.

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Mike, those are fantastic shots! Did you use a 300mm or 500mm tele with x2 convertor? Was the lens on tripod?
Thanks Kai. These were taken with the 500mm hand held without a converter.

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Thanks, yes they are.
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Old 16 May 2012, 02:39 PM   #19
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Your pictures never cease to amaze me Mike!
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Old 17 May 2012, 05:29 AM   #20
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Wow those are some amazing shots. Unbelievable that you were able to capture the Bald eagle grabbing a fish out of the water.
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Old 20 May 2012, 06:48 PM   #21
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Incredibly nice!
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