We're lucky to have 2 species of Haliaeetus eagles in Hokkaido in winter. The above is a an adult Stellers Sea Eagle and the one below is an adult White Tailed Eagle.
These shots were taken on the Yurappu River near Yakumo in south Hokkaido. A good salmon run this autumn has left lots and lots of sashimi for the eagles to eat.......
A brief period of blue sky saw me got a few nice shots before the blizzard returned...........
And finally one not on the wing. A great day for BIF shots but not so good for terrestrial ones.......
All shots taken with a 7D and 100-400L.
Some nicer perched ones or better still sitting in the river eating salmon ones next week would be perfect........
