Big Baby Eagles learning to Fly!

Big Baby Eagles learning to Fly! · 05:13 PM

Someone mentioned that there were no birds to photograph... how about these?
(I have First Flight I & II, but those weren't as good as these as I couldn't get the parents in those)

First flight III
You thought those were good? Wait until you see day 3!
Have I got a story for you! This is day 3 in my sequence of the eagle babies learning to leave the nest and fly. Today the Mom was calling the babies out of the nest as they didn't want to leave. This is the sequence that followed. Lot's of action!

C'mon son... you can FLY!

Uh oh... here comes the kid!

Daddy, daddy, look at me flying! (notice Dad trying to avoid the collision!)

"Dang kid, there's a whole tree here and you got to push me off."

Daddy, come back!

Look at me, look at me! I can fly!

**Scottnorwo** · 07-07-2009, 06:12 PM

Great series and story.

vievetrick · 07-07-2009, 06:36 PM

The last two are the best IMO nice work.

Just12hvFun · 07-08-2009, 06:00 AM

Wonderful

Am I glad you manage to capture and post them here

Great sharing

jack56 · 07-08-2009, 11:14 PM

Thanks for the nice compliments. These were my first Eagle shots ever.

68wSteve · 07-09-2009, 03:03 AM

Great eagle shots jack! I had the chance to see these birds up close in Renton 2 weeks a go! Alteast Washington has something good besides the stupid rain haha.

jack56 · 07-09-2009, 07:29 AM

Originally posted by 68wSteve

Great eagle shots jack! I had the chance to see these birds up close in Renton 2 weeks a go! Alteast Washington has something good besides the stupid rain haha.

Well, we have our beautiful mountains too.

jack56 · 07-10-2009, 02:39 PM

First Flight IV

Well, this is the last one.
These pics can't beat the last set, as the parents are no longer going to the nest.

These two shots will give you an idea how far away the nest and landing tree was:

Since the two Eaglets have Flown away from the nest several times, the parents no longer come to the nest. They are hanging out in the woods behind me. This shot was from a long ways away.

I went the past two days and nothing happened. The eaglets just sat near the nest until dark. No parents
Yesterday, one eaglet was gone and the other still near the nest.
Near dark, the eaglet finally flew to the top of one tree,

then to the one they practice on so much,

then to the woods behind me to join the other eaglet and parents.

I think this was a goodbye. I was kinda sad yet so happy I got to see all this.
The Pro's I was shooting with told me they have been using that nest for 22 years, so I'll be back and ready next year with much better know-how and better lenses.

I hope Y'all enjoy this series...
Cheers

LeDave · 07-10-2009, 03:49 PM

Niiice! What kind of lens are you using? I tried using my 18-55mm to capture birds on my backyard, there was a red one then the next day two yellow ones. But everytime I get too close with max zoom to try to get the best shot, they fly away! I need a better telephoto lens, I want 18-250 that way I won't have to swap out from 18-55 to 55-300 everytime.

jack56 · 07-11-2009, 09:38 AM

Thanks for all the nice compliments. I shot most of these with the Tamron 28-300mm. 1 or 2 were with the Nikon P90.
I just bought a Tamron 18-250mm from a member here.
Now I still need to get a zoom in the 100-400mm range for better bird shots as I have to crop too much as it is.

gawan · 07-11-2009, 12:29 PM

Wonderful shots, and a good story too!

jack56 · 08-06-2009, 12:02 AM

Well, a month after the baby Eaglet's left the nest, I went back last Sunday to see if I could see anything. All I saw was one of the parents sitting in a tree not far from the nest. I manage to get pretty close as the road where I was was above the river gully and tree that he or she was in.

I can't wait until next year when they nest again. I'll be ready from the beginning this time and hopefully with a 500mm lens.

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07-11-2009, 09:38 AM	#10
jack56 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Tacoma, WA Photos: Gallery Posts: 119 Original Poster	Thanks for all the nice compliments. I shot most of these with the Tamron 28-300mm. 1 or 2 were with the Nikon P90. I just bought a Tamron 18-250mm from a member here. Now I still need to get a zoom in the 100-400mm range for better bird shots as I have to crop too much as it is. Last edited by jack56; 07-11-2009 at 09:44 AM.

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jack56 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Tacoma, WA Photos: Gallery Posts: 119 Original Poster	Originally posted by 68wSteve Great eagle shots jack! I had the chance to see these birds up close in Renton 2 weeks a go! Alteast Washington has something good besides the stupid rain haha. Well, we have our beautiful mountains too.

07-10-2009, 02:39 PM	#8
jack56 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Tacoma, WA Photos: Gallery Posts: 119 Original Poster	First Flight IV Well, this is the last one. These pics can't beat the last set, as the parents are no longer going to the nest. These two shots will give you an idea how far away the nest and landing tree was: Since the two Eaglets have Flown away from the nest several times, the parents no longer come to the nest. They are hanging out in the woods behind me. This shot was from a long ways away. I went the past two days and nothing happened. The eaglets just sat near the nest until dark. No parents Yesterday, one eaglet was gone and the other still near the nest. Near dark, the eaglet finally flew to the top of one tree, then to the one they practice on so much, then to the woods behind me to join the other eaglet and parents. I think this was a goodbye. I was kinda sad yet so happy I got to see all this. The Pro's I was shooting with told me they have been using that nest for 22 years, so I'll be back and ready next year with much better know-how and better lenses. I hope Y'all enjoy this series... Cheers

07-10-2009, 03:49 PM	#9
LeDave Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Minneapolis - St. Paul Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,067	Niiice! What kind of lens are you using? I tried using my 18-55mm to capture birds on my backyard, there was a red one then the next day two yellow ones. But everytime I get too close with max zoom to try to get the best shot, they fly away! I need a better telephoto lens, I want 18-250 that way I won't have to swap out from 18-55 to 55-300 everytime.

07-11-2009, 12:29 PM	#11
gawan Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Helsinki Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,400	Wonderful shots, and a good story too!

08-06-2009, 12:02 AM	#12
jack56 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Tacoma, WA Photos: Gallery Posts: 119 Original Poster	Well, a month after the baby Eaglet's left the nest, I went back last Sunday to see if I could see anything. All I saw was one of the parents sitting in a tree not far from the nest. I manage to get pretty close as the road where I was was above the river gully and tree that he or she was in. I can't wait until next year when they nest again. I'll be ready from the beginning this time and hopefully with a 500mm lens.