Ride em, Cowboy!

[dankearl]

RWBB going on wild ride!
I have the hitchhiker on board for 6 frames or about 1/2 second.
D500, 1/2500, f5, 500mm,iso2500

DSC_3869bp5.jpg (http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=182003&stc=1&d=1561090023)

[Ivan Sjogren]

What a superb moment you captured here Dan! The details and IQ holds up well to me.
The soft light, colors and exposure is all good. I think the detailed background works well here too without getting to distracting.
The one thing I think brings the image down a bit is the pose of both the wings, but especially the head angle, of the eagle. I'm sure you have had the same thoughts already though. Might bring down the whites on the neck of the eagle just a tad too.

[Alex Becker]

Very cool moment captured Dan, love the action, and the BG works for me. Yes to a better HA from the eagle, but you take what you can get with these type of sightings and I would be happy with this. There is something funky going on with the near wing of the eagle, maybe too much NR? TFS

[Mitch Carucci]

Absolutely Fantastic!

[Colin Driscoll]

Great interaction, some of these small birds do have delusions of grandeur!

[Moe Richard]

Amazing behavioral capture. I've seen crows do this but never a RWBB.