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Juvenile Bald Eagle
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Juvenile Bald Eagle

by Jan Bostelman

Gallery: AvianPosted April 18, 2018264 views3 comments
took this photo more as an official statement and proof of juvenile bald eagles in our area. A company was trying to put up wind turbines right next to the active nest and kept telling the state officials there were no eagles in the area and that they were over 25 to 30 miles away. So over the last 4 years have been photo documenting the active nest. So far the eagle pair has produced two eaglets per year over the span of 4 years now and I've been photographing them for proof that the nest is definitely active. This was in late July before they "flew the coop"

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by Mike Ramy on April 20, 2018 at 1:53 PM
Jan,
Very nice detail and color in this image and it works very well for your documentation purposes. I applaud your efforts.
Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 22, 2018 at 5:45 AM
Good for you! 
Very nice documentation image. The bird could use a bit of lighting, perhaps with the "shadow" slider.
Wind turbines kill huge numbers of birds, largely raptors, so thank you for getting involved.
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 22, 2018 at 10:04 PM
Excellent detail, Jan, and a good story behind the image.  The vignette doesn't really do a lot for me-it seems to give the image a subdued and gritty look that doesn't really suit my taste.  I'd be tempted to warm the image up a bit as well.
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments