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While my choice for today's CDP theme of Best Photo of 2009 is not a great image in a technical sense, it certainly represents a most memorable few minutes for me.As I reported in my post last year:
"...bald eagle I encountered this afternoon on a beach walk. He had landed atop a large rock surrounded by the surf. He wasn't pleased when an otter suddenly surfaced and climbed up onto the rock with a fish in its mouth. Immediately the raptor pounced, but to no avail. The otter escaped with his fish and I caught this somewhat blurred shot of our beautiful national bird having a bad day."
To elaborate a little more on the encounter, I first noticed the eagle as he swooped down from a high bluff above the beach and glided just above the surf and off into the distance before turning around. He then sailed over me and landed on a rock in the water about thirty yards away. I fumbled for my point and shoot digital camera and got off this shot just as he went for the otter. He missed the mark and flew out to sea, but returned again for another perch on the rock. He quickly gave up pursuit of the otter and its fish and vanished. I managed to catch several more shots of him during his circling, but none so striking as his attack on the otter with talons at the ready.
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22 comments:
Fantastic, Raf! Not just photo, but the experience! Wow! How terrific is that? Thanks for sharing it with the rest of us! Hope you have a great weekend!
Sylvia
what great movement in that!
...and to see an eagle in motion, is beautiful in itself!
thanks for sharing!
have a great weekend!
Come watch the sky with me!
Happy Weekend ahead!
xoxo
~fickle
Waouhh c'est un superbe choix, cet aigle est magnifique
I wish not acquiesce in on it. I think polite post. Particularly the title attracted me to review the intact story.
I'd think I'd died and gone to heaven if I got a shot like this! Fabulous!
Good capture.
Sydney - City and Suburbs
Incredible shot.
Fantastic shot..,,,
Your timing was perfect! Unless you see Bald Eagles all the time around there, I'd guess you may never get to take such a photo again?! Perfect for theme day!
O my that is super - the opportunity and the realisation - you rarely get more than one chance to get a photo like this.
Amazing! Perfect choice!
Oh yes, I remember this. Found it awesome then and still do! Great choice, Raf!
Yes, this is just awesome!
Fantastic! You were fortunate to be in the right place at the right time and have your camera!
Yes, I agree. Sliding into home plate, isn't he? Fantastic capture with great timing on your part, Raf. Very nice!!
Indeed! Excellent choice! What a fine capture of the motion!
What a great action shot! I would have been thrilled just to have seen it, but you came home with a photo!
Perfect choice!
WOW!!! Wonderful shot!
I can feel the wind! I love that I can almost see feathers fluttering.
Is this out at Fort Worden? There was a bald eagle by the firehouse and we had the experience of watching it get chased of by a murder of crows. Alas, no pictures to tell the story.
Thanks for posting! I enjoy your pictures.
It's a great photo and a great story, no need to apologize. Thanks for sharing it.
What a terrific photo capture and story! Delightful!
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