Watching and Waiting

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Comments

Clifford Dupuis

nicely captured with a great attitude, love the mood of the shot

Jane LeBlanc

I always love their haughty expression....like they just can't be bothered with us!! Great capture, Debra.

Debra Plett

My thoughts exactly Jane. Thanks for your comment.

Yves Langlois

You caught the guy on a very nice pose. Impressive bird. Always a pleasure to have some shots on him but I have not seen many this summer.

Debra Plett

We have some bald eagles that hang around all winter. You can usually spot them if a deer has been killed along the hwy. Not a nice situation but always nice to catch them up in a tree. Thanks Yves.

Heather Mellon

I love the pose you caught here and how the feathers are ruffled up a little making the eagle look even more imposing looking. Very nice focus and detail.. the snowflakes add that perfect finishing touch to this beautiful capture Debra.

Debra Plett

Thanks very much Heather. I think he may have been feeding on the deer and was chased off by the ravens. Very powerful and stand-offish looking pose.

Description
On our way to the park we spotted quite a few ravens in the ditch flying around a recently killed white-tailed deer. We then spotted this bald eagle watching over the situation from the other side of the highway. The eagle was waiting for an opportunity to swoop in and take over.
Taken By
Debra Plett
Taken On
November 9, 2023
Tagged
white tailed deer ravens bald eagle manitoba animal bird bald_eagle sky accipitridae branch twig beak sea_eagle tree atmospheric_phenomenon plant
  • Focal: 600
  • Lens Model: Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
  • Shutter speed: 0.000625 sec
  • Aperture: f/ 7.1

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