I took a reconnaissance trip to Sheffield Mills, January 20, to view the assembling eagles. It was bitterly cold thanks to a biting wind but the skies were partly cloudy so photographic conditions were good save for the dreaded back lighting when shooting up into the sky. There were about ten people, all photographers, present. Since the eagles are baited the photographs are not natural so do not qualify as nature photographs in my opinion but its good fun nonetheless to photograph these magnificent birds, especially in flight.

Bald Eagle in a Takeoff Plunge

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It Gets a Little Crowded

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