Birds Photography

Posted on November 8, 2023 by

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Two friends.
On a walk.
Overlook.
This was just a little zoom… so you can see he was way off, not easy to catch a good shot without a tripod!
I think he caught sight of me watching him.
Autumn kelp, now dead, washed ashore on a high stormy tide; lots of food hidden inside for the birds.
Puffins. I forgot my real camera so terrible shot from my iPhone, but at least I got something.
Horizon. Notice they stay pecking distance away.

*actually, this day I watched one crow knock over another one and was viciously pecking it and beating it. The other began crying out, it sounded in pain, until several other crows walked up, as if to break it up, they just surrounded them closer and closer until the bully let the loser hop away, crying and sadly croaking as it did. None of the crows did anything except surround the bully. When it hopped a couple times after the loser, they tightened their circle until it turned the other way and separated. Then they all went back their ways. Super fascinating interaction. I was absolutely touched and in awe. Love these birds.

In flight.
Watching the river.
Fishing. All this one caught was a branch.
“This is my area!”
Eating jellyfish.
Hoping for leftover scraps.
Watching a rival.

*this was an interesting interaction. A young bald eagle flew across the property with what I believe were moose guts in its talons. It flew into one of the spruce trees on my land, landing about 2/3 down, went deep into the branches, hiding, eating. Two more adult eagles followed it. One landed on the ground below the tree and this one in a nearby tree.

Moved a few branches down.
Posing.
Those feathers!

tara caribou | ©️2023 all photos by me

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29 Comments on “Birds Photography”

  2. Some humans could take a clue from the crows about how to deal with a bully. They are amazing creatures in many ways. And getting that zoom closeup of the eagle without a tripod is quite an accomplishment. Wonderful photos!

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  3. When I visited Ketchikan, I was surprised at how many bad eagles there were. Nice photos.

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    • Yes, I believe Alaska has the largest concentration of bald eagles in the world, if I remember correctly. Never been to Ketchikan other by ferry, but it looks beautiful.

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      • It was. I took a tour but realized I paid to see my backyard, basically, from when I lived in Washington State.

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        • Oh yes, southeast Alaska, almost touching western Washington…. Pretty much the same landscape. Washington is a beautiful state, too. I lived there (eastern WA) for a number of years.

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  6. Beautiful photos as always Tara, I love how each of them seems to show off their character 🥰

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    • It wasn’t too bad. Like $350. But I think I want to invest in a different type because it was hoping I could take aurora shots with this (the reason I was willing to spend this much) and turns out I actually cannot. So I need to do some research and find the right camera for me.

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