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    Eagle in the Morning

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    Eagle Coming In for a Landing

    Another beautiful morning on the lake.  Not much activity, though.  A couple turtles and shore birds, but pretty quiet. 

    Then I spied this eagle soaring above.

    Eagle Soaring Away
    Eagle Soaring Away

    Darn!  It was too fast and I was too slow to catch him coming at me.  But, then it circled back …

    Eagle Circling Back
    Eagle Circling Back

    just doing lazy loops over my head.

    Finally, it flew straight at me overhead.

    Eagle Soaring Overhead
    Eagle Soaring Overhead

    and came in for a landing.

    Eagle Coming In for a Landing
    Eagle Coming In for a Landing

    I thought I was about to be breakfast, but it landed in a tree right in front of me, and sat there, posing.

    Eagle Looking Over the Lake
    Eagle Looking Over the Lake

     

    Eagle Looking Over Lake
    Eagle Looking Over Lake

    I had to paddle away from the tree to even get a glimpse of him, but the wind kept pushing me back under the tree.  Beautiful!

    Glad I wasn’t on the menu

    Mark

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    7 responses to “Eagle in the Morning”

    1. Christopher Ross Avatar
      Christopher Ross

      Hi Mark —

      Nice pictures of the eagle. We saw him a couple of times over the weekend, but never up close and personal like that. Keep up the great photos. It’s really good to keep track of the wildlife on the lake.

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    2. Joseph Yancey Avatar
      Joseph Yancey

      Those are some amazing photos. The soaring, and landing ones have great detail. I didn’t see any while I was up there, but I was only on the lake in the afternoon.

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      1. mfyancey Avatar
        mfyancey

        It was so close! Easy to get that kind of detail under those conditions. Didn’t know you got on the lake. I prefer mornings and evenings.

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    3. Janet Avatar
      Janet

      It is always awesome to see an eagle. I am glad you got these great pictures.

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      1. mfyancey Avatar
        mfyancey

        Thanks, Janet. Always makes a good day better.

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    4. Karen Burns Avatar
      Karen Burns

      The eagle has landed!! What a magnificent wing span!!!!!

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      1. mfyancey Avatar
        mfyancey

        It was amazing having it right overhead.

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    Mark Yancey

    I’m Mark Yancey. I try to capture the everyday beauty around us all. It is amazing the things I see when I’ve got my camera in my hand that I might otherwise simply pass by. I also enjoy travel and share my travel photos here. If you have any questions or comments, please let me know.

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