Posts in Category: Eagle
Eagle surprise
Bald Eagle: Roger’s Pond Park on the Mousam River, Kennebunk, Maine, USA, September 2025 — Surprise, surprise! I have not seen an eagle on the Mousam all summer, but here one was in one of their favorite haunts, it the trees across the Mousam River from the pond. A bit too far as usual, but you have to try (or at least I do). Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 at 600mm equivalent (and heavily cropped to something like 3000mm). Program with bird and wildlife modifications. (With highlight metering to preserve the whites as best a possible.) Processed in Photomator. (Carol asked for a print of this for the wall, so I used Super-resolution and made her one.)
Maine! Eagle in the snow
Bald Eagle, Kennebunk, Maine, USA, January 2025 — The Eagles that frequent river by Roger’s Pond here in Kennebunk are generally across the river and too far away for great photos…not this this is a great photo…but at least the eagle was on my side of the river for a change. Snowing of course and dull light, but still. Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 Di iii @ 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.
Maine! Can you see the Eagle?
Bald Eagle: York County Maine, USA, January 2025 — The eagle was back along the river yesterday, but sitting way up high in a tall pine on the other side. If you look closely in the wide shot (I say “wide” but it was at 111mm equivalent) you might find it, tucked back in at the end of a branch. It takes 600mm equivalent, cropped in, and then up-scaled, to see that it really is an eagle. I sat on a bench in the sun (barely warm enough for that but I had all my layers on), and waited to see if he or she would come down for a fish or at least decent to a lower perch…but the eagle was still on the end of that same limb when the sun went behind clouds and I called it quits. Sony a6700 with Tamron 50-400 Di iii. Program mode with my bird and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.
Maine! Dull day Eagle
Bald Eagle: York County, Maine, USA, December 2024 — Sitting over the river on a dull afternoon. Sony a6700 with Tamron 50-400 Di iii at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my bird and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator and TouchRetouch.
Maine! Pair of Stares
Bald Eagle: York County, Maine, USA, November 2024 — The Bald Eagles are coming to their perches along the river more frequently as the season progresses. I was surprised to find them there at high tide. One flew in, and then, with a lot of whinnying, the other, I am assuming her mate, joined her on the same perch for a short time, before it flew off again up river. These birds are considerably further away than they look in the photos :). Sony a6700 with E 70-350 at 525mm equivalent. Program mode with my bird and wildlife modifications. Highlight metering and -0.3 EV exposure compensation to hold highlight detail. Processed in Photomator (my basic processing for highlight and shadow and sharpness, then AI upscale). I have to say I am impressed with what the little Sony zoom can do on the a6700.
Maine! Here’s looking at you
Bald Eagle: York County, Maine, USA, November 2024 — Across the river and not as high up in the trees on the slope on the other side as it generally is…I caught this Bald Eagle looking at me. Its attention was mostly on the stream below where it hoped for fish in the shallow water of low tide on this tidal river. There were other fishers about…fly fishers on this famous stretch of trout water…but it did not seem to mind sharing its hunting stream. Early morning light, from downstream, made for tricky exposures. I always try to balance maintaining feather detail in the white, with feather detail in the shadows. Sony a6700 with Sony E 70-350 G at 525mm equivalent. Program mode with my bird and wildlife modifications. Highlight metering. -1.3EV. Processed croped and upscaled in Photomator.
Maine! Eagles are big
Bald Eagle: York County, Maine, USA, November 2024 — It always amazes me how small an eagle looks, way up in a tall pine on the other side of the river, even at 600mm equivalent…and how huge that same eagle looks once it spreads its wings to fly. It was not great light…late afternoon and overcast…but I am always happy to find the eagle when I visit the pond. Sony a6700 with Tamron 50-400 Di iii zoom at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my bird and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.
Maine! Breakfast
Bald Eagle: York County Maine, USA, September 2024 — I made a quick stop along the river on my way to do errands yesterday and found this immature Bald Eagle having breakfast on large fish on the bar on the far side. Still too far away but beggars can’t be choosers and, in fact, I felt blessed to be there at the right time. The crows were, of course, also very interested in the proceedings. While I was watching a fly-fisherman came walking down the stream and put the Eagle off its breakfast. I am sure it came back if the tide did not get to the fish first. Sony a6700 with the Tamron 50-400 Di iii VC zoom at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my bird and wildlife modifications. This is a heavy crop upscaled and processed in Photomator.
Maine! Siblings
Bald-Eagle (immatures): York County, Maine, USA, September 2024 — There has often been an immature Bald Eagle down at the river mouth these past few months, but here is proof that there were at least two all along. Clearly siblings, to be sitting so close. Sony a6700 with the Tamron 50-400 Di iii VC zoom at 75mm and 477mm equivalents. Program mode with my bird and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator and assembled in FrameMagic.
Maine! Eagle on the river
Bald Eagle: York County Maine, USA, September 2024 — It is rare to see the Eagle down near the water like this…still way too far away, but a more interesting angle than where it usually sits, high in pine on the steep slope above the river. This angle really brings out the size of the beak and the talons! Sony a6700 with the Tamron 50-400 Di iii zoom at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom bird and wildlife modifications. Highlight metering in very difficult light (Eagles are about the most difficult bird to expose). Heavily cropped and processed in Photomator with some retouching of highlights in TouchRetouch. Someday I hope to see this bird on my side of the river 🙂