Day 7
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Comment by hahn23:
Nice scenery shot. Natural colors and excellent exposure throughout. Wonderful wide angle and distant perspective.

Day 5
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Comment by MaryO:
Good thing she closed her eye, then.

Day 6
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Comment by bassbone:
That is my home turf. I grew up in Ottawa and have spent many a day in Starved Rock State Park. I miss getting out there, it is a magical place.

Nicely photographed image - these eagles are wonderful, and so plentiful compared to when I grew up when we never saw any.

Day 6
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Comment by Melethia:
I do very much like the "big picture" of this over a close up of the eagle. Nice to see the environment and gives a sense of scale.

Day 6
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Comment by pixelpig:
I love bare tree branches anyway, even more so when decorated by a bald eagle. Gives a sense of scale.

Day 6
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Comment by KarenNfld:
Wild looking trees for a wild bird.

Day 6
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Comment by nam:
Like you I think the sense of space and the light on the branches is very nice. We went about 200 miles to see eagles near a dam in central Nebraska and this is about as close as I could get, too. Luckily we made it a two-day trip and combined it with lots of other photo stops so it was worth the drive LOL

Day 6
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Comment by hahn23:
One thing we know about Bald Eagles, there will be a river or lake with open water nearby so they can catch fish. On March 11, 2012, it's most likely a river. Eagles prefer to be treated to easy fishing. So, there's likely a roller dam nearby which stuns the fish. Isn't it amazing how well the Bald Eagles have recovered from the DDT disaster of 50 years ago. I think you did well to spot the raptor. Excellent environmental shot.

Day 6
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Comment by EL-ROI:
It's just so cool to see one out in the wild!

Food to bring us together; wine so we'll speak
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Comment by toddhead:
This was my choice for the Red. Congrats.