Mark’s journal of photographic projects, thoughts, and commentary.
Yesterday, a couple of little kids came out with their mom to watch the eagles. She was interested in getting some pictures but the kids were more interested in playing and running around in the grass…as little ones are prone to do. Fortunately, they were taking a short break from their created chaos when an … Read more
For people that feed backyard birds, having a Sharp-shinned Hawk stop by for a lookie-loo is not an uncommon thing. This hawk in the accipiter family feeds mostly on small birds. This makes them an unwelcomed guest at times…not by me…but certainly for my backyard bird friends. They seem to be pretty well equipped to … Read more
This year, at least at my local dam, the eagle numbers have been quite good. Yesterday’s counts totaled over 400 birds and these kind of numbers are reminiscent of the old days when we got started in this crazy pastime. Back in 2012 or 2013, we just figured that’s how every year would be. But … Read more
I recently picked up the Olympus 150-400 telephoto lens. It’s a lovely piece of equipment…and the plan in getting a zoom lens was that I could adjust the field of view and not cut off some all-important body parts of the bird. With a prime lens, like the Olympus 300mm there is no adjusting this … Read more
I’ve mentioned many times on this blog that eagles around here will congregate (sometimes abundantly) around open water during the winter months. If open water and large numbers of fish are present together…you’ll find a lot of eagles. My latest count a few days ago was something just shy of 200 birds at our local … Read more
I remain thoroughly impressed by the Bald Eagle’s agility in the air. They are fast (when they want to be) and extremely good at changing directions post haste. This bird is a good example…this is just the first move in a rocking and rolling, winding S-type turn that lined it up for the fish grab. … Read more