Just Eagles

PhotosGuy wrote in post #18978024
Love these! This location is causing SERIOUS ENVY on my part!

LOL Thanks Frank. Drop by and I'll take you there .

There's also this spot about 3 miles from my home.....

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I see. It was the big words that confused me. The reason I had asked is because I remember many years ago being in very rural Virginia & the area was full of Chicken farms that we would run into while driving through some back roads. The farmers would through dead chickens in a pile out back to be disposed off. I witnessed several eagles at a time at these carcass piles. Again, nice captures.

That’s cool too. There is another spot in Nova Scotia just like you described in Virginia, with several huge chicken farms. They have actually made this spot a tourist/photography spot, and the last weekend in January and first weekend in February are celebrated as “Eagle Watch”. It attracts hundreds of people. For that reason, plus the fact that it’s usually really cold, I’ve only been once. If you want, google Sheffield Mills Eagle Watch for more information ...... http://www.sheffieldmi​lls.org/

Cool! All that & pancakes too! Looks like a blast but a bit of a drive. This place is around 4 hours away from me. It's a lot of fun.

http://darkroom.baltim​oresun.com …ction-at-conowingo-dam/#2

Pigpen101 wrote in post #18978268
Cool! All that & pancakes too! Looks like a blast but a bit of a drive. This place is around 4 hours away from me. It's a lot of fun.
http://darkroom.baltim​oresun.com …ction-at-conowingo-dam/#2

Awww come on, Ive been to Conowingo several times already - its just at the end of my second day of driving from Nova Scotia to Florida. BTW, LOVE that place, lots to see if the turbines are running.

Hey Ian: Great shots and glad to see that he's still feeding. I hope to make it up there over the Christmas period to get some shooting in myself. What time of day did you go for these shots?

Have a Merry and safe Christmas my friend.

Well I was going by your location, I had no idea you traveled that much. Conowingo is very fun, last time I was there a conservation officer was trying to get a head count. He quit at 100. Many regulars there are upset with one of the locals lately. It seems he has started a "photo safari" business, bringing in buses of photographers. I don't know how much a few more photographers would hurt considering both times I've been there the river was lined with them for about a mile.

The first time I was there I was told it was a "million dollar day". When asked for an explanation, it was said that there was a million dollars worth of camera equipment there that day.

Eastcoast wrote in post #18978445
Hey Ian: Great shots and glad to see that he's still feeding. I hope to make it up there over the Christmas period to get some shooting in myself. What time of day did you go for these shots?

Have a Merry and safe Christmas my friend.

Hi John, he usually feeds later afternoons, but the light is quite low, so morning shooting works OK. Last time I was there was a Saturday morning, and he generally feeds around 3 pm on Fridays. It was good. My first visit there this winter there were approx 300 eagles on the ground and in the air and trees. He only feeds when its cold so he doesn;t dig up the field with his tractor. Merry Christmas to you and your family!

Pigpen101 wrote in post #18978457
Well I was going by your location, I had no idea you traveled that much. Conowingo is very fun, last time I was there a conservation officer was trying to get a head count. He quit at 100. Many regulars there are upset with one of the locals lately. It seems he has started a "photo safari" business, bringing in buses of photographers. I don't know how much a few more photographers would hurt considering both times I've been there the river was lined with them for about a mile.

The first time I was there I was told it was a "million dollar day". When asked for an explanation, it was said that there was a million dollars worth of camera equipment there that day.

Yea the guy that organizes the tours, his name is John something, hass got tours to Kruger National Park in Africa, and he maintains the Conowingo Eagles Facebook page. I dont follow it too much lately, he has his own agenda but then its his page so he can do what he wants. Not sure Id like to see busloads of people comeing to the dam, lol the most Ive seen there was maybe 30-40 total, spread from the viewing area nearest the dam right back to the boat launching area at the bottom of the hill. BTW that hill down to the dam is not fun when its icy or snowy!

If I had gone to Florida this winter I was going to plan on spending a whole day there, but thatll have to wait till next winter now.

The huge number of photographers I saw was due to the time of year, I was told. November, especially nearer Thanksgiving, is when the most eagles are around. I believe it, too. They where everywhere. Very happy to say that I longer have to travel too far to see eagles. Ten years ago I'd have to go to a place like Conowingo. Last spring 1 was flying over my house! We now have several nesting pairs in our area, even 2 known of just outside the city of Pittsburgh (I live about 1 hour east of the city). It's nice seeing them making a comeback. Our Osprey population is also doing well.

Hello Ian, thought I'd check in and happily found this thread. Outstanding shots as always. even without the pines()
Sounds like an Eagle birders paradise in this area. Nova Scotia has this and we midwesterners have the Mississippi River. My son and I learned of another spot there and had some great days. I posted a few eagle shots couple days ago from one shoot. This particular spot is largely unknown and is going to stay that way as far as I'm concerned. The famous L&D 14 offers great shooting but has gotten so crowded that it gets a bit testy at times. Hope that doesn't or hasn't developed at your spot.
Anyway, loved your photos, Ian and a belated Merry Christmas!!

Rog

ardeekay wrote in post #18981035
Hello Ian, thought I'd check in and happily found this thread. Outstanding shots as always. even without the pines()
Sounds like an Eagle birders paradise in this area. Nova Scotia has this and we midwesterners have the Mississippi River. My son and I learned of another spot there and had some great days. I posted a few eagle shots couple days ago from one shoot. This particular spot is largely unknown and is going to stay that way as far as I'm concerned. The famous L&D 14 offers great shooting but has gotten so crowded that it gets a bit testy at times. Hope that doesn't or hasn't developed at your spot.
Anyway, loved your photos, Ian and a belated Merry Christmas!!

Rog

Rog! So good to hear from you, and Merry Christmas to you and you family. I'm not going south this winter for the first time since I retired, so like you am enduring whatever winter has to offer. Of course, the only way to make it through is with my camera and hoping there's something to see. The eagles have been good to see.

Your new spot sounds wonderful, yes try to keep it undiscovered as long as you can. Two of the places I go to are pretty undiscovered too and usually I'm the only one there. The other one (Sheffield Mills, in the Annapolis Valley) has become a bit of a zoo with hundreds of people at a time, with some trying to take cell phone shots by walking out into the field where the eagles are being fed, and other people yelling at them to get back. A regular zoo.

In any event, I hope your New Year bodes well. Now I'll hop over and see what you posted. Good to hear from you.