Sheffield Mills Eagles

Back after the Christmas vacation and on my day off so I thought that I would take a trip up to the valley and see what was happening around Sheffield Mills for eagles. There were quite a number in the trees but not too many flying, and man I sure cannot get shooting BIF down. I just can't seem to get the bird located in the fov fast enough and then my focus is waaay off. Any way here's some of the take of birds in trees and one flying that is passable.

Happy belated New Year!

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Great series John and well done...

Lol I hear ya John, wish I had a place I could practise taking out of focus one's!! Great job

Very very nice! They certainly are easier when they are sitting still!

Some very nice eagle shots there!

Snydremark wrote in post #16594842
Some very nice eagle shots there!

Thank you.

budcam wrote in post #16594641
Great series John and well done...

Kind words.

Pondrader wrote in post #16594785
Lol I hear ya John, wish I had a place I could practise taking out of focus one's!! Great job

I have custom settings for birds in flight, I just forgot to use it today. Brain fart. When I looked at the shots after I got home, discovered that I was using center point focus, single shot. Brain fart. Needless to say not very successful even when I could find the bird in the fov.

Grizz wrote in post #16594814
Very very nice! They certainly are easier when they are sitting still!

Yeah easier, but the in-flight ones are so much more interesting. I'm green with envy at people who have this technique perfected.