Bald Eagle Photography

Immature Bald Eagle - Bow River Calgary Alberta

A couple quick photos of an immature bald eagle in-flight fishing the Bow River here in Calgary Alberta
Other birds of prey seen this evening include, american kestrel, merlins, sharp-shinned hawk, 4 osprey’s, 1 adult bald eagle, blue heron, swainsins hawks, red-tail hawk and 1 great horned owl.

Bald Eagle Trying To Catch A Duck Dinner

I watched and photographed an immature bald eagle make a VERY lame attempt to catch a goldeneye duck on some open water on the bow river late this afternoon. These pictures are heavily cropped as the action was a long way off but I though I should post them anyway.

Eagles & Coyotes Hunting Geese

I headed down to the Bow river here in Calgary in hopes of photographing the many bald eagles that cruise the open water for ducks this time of year. The ducks are are plentiful in the small patches of open water, 100’s, if not 1000’s can be seen in these patches of open river. Within [...]

Inglewood Bald Eagles

I dropped by Inglewood Bird Sanctuary and noticed on the main pond there are 100’s of ducks, I also noticed that something has been eating them! On the ice over the pond are a few explosions of duck feathers! Now it could be coyotes, ravens or magpies eating the ducks, or maybe eagles.

Calgary’s Bald Eagles

Late this after noon I found a nesting pair of bald eagles. I found the adult pair, then I found the nest, I saw the two young in the nest ( I think two) with mom, then the adult male found me!