Bald Eagle Leaving Its Nest

[Bob Pelkey]

Auto sharpened, tripod used, lightened image overall and then selectively under wings,
lightened tail feathers, darkened highlight on head and sharpened slightly again after
resizing image.

Bald Eagle at Lovers Key State Park at Big Carlos Pass
Fort Myers Beach, Florida USA

This eagle's mate has a metal band on its right leg. There's one juvenile in the nest.

Canon EOS-1D Mark III ,Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS USM
1/1600s f/5.0 at 600.0mm iso400

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	01-Feb-2011 16:18:49
Make	Canon
Model	Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	600 mm
Exposure Time	1/1600 sec
Aperture	f/5
ISO Equivalent	400
Exposure Bias	+1 1/3
White Balance
Metering Mode	matrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program	aperture priority (3)
Focus Distance	40.3 m

[Joe Senzatimore]

Great timing. The screaming pose makes this for me. Good PP work as well.

[Katie Rupp]

Nicely captured action with the open beak and I really like the flared tail feathers.

[donwigle]

Gorgeous bird and capture. Suggest selective lightening of underwings a bit.

[Duane Noblick]

I like the image as is and the open beak is an added bonus.