Steller's Sea Eagle Fighting over Bait

[Joerg Rockenberger]

Photographed in mid-February off the north-east coast of Hokkaido, Japan. I unfortunately clipped the wing of the Eagle on the left. Hope you enjoy nonetheless.

Thank you. JR

Canon 30D, 70-200F4LIS at 200 mm, 1/1600s, F6.3, ISO-200, Handheld, Manual Exposure

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great interaction, setting, details and exposure control. Too bad about the clipped wing but I like it as is.

[Roy Priest]

Like the shot very much except for the colour on the beak and feet. Shouldn't they be bright yellow not orange?

[Joerg Rockenberger]

Great interaction, setting, details and exposure control.

That's one which certainly benefited from shooting raw. :)

Thank you for the feedback. JR

[Joerg Rockenberger]

Roy,

Thanks for taking the time to comment. But the beak and feet are deep orange. In fact I had to desaturate them a little bit.

Maybe you're thinking of White-Tailed Eagles...

JR