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29-JUN-2015 Hank Vander Velde

20150629-2 662 Bald Eagles.jpg

Shaw Woods

"ONE EAGLET NOW AIRBORNE", not quite fledged but doing repeated wing-flaps and trampoline-style exercises on the nest. First alternating one foot up and one down, then all of a sudden the "Look Ma! No feet!" moment when the feet are totally in the air and off the nest. All this whilst Mom looked on from behind the nest and little sister/brother crouched in a corner of the nest, looking impressed with Big Brother's/Sister's achievement.

Nikon D800 ,Nikkor 500mm f/4D IF-ED AF-S II
1/1250s f/7.1 at 500.0mm iso560 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
Tom Murray02-Jul-2015 05:19
Nice capture Hank. Won't be long before that one's flying around.
jychamberland01-Jul-2015 15:11
great image Hank!
Tom LeRoy01-Jul-2015 13:26
Great action catch, Hank. Won't be long before this one is left the nest ! V
Carol Rollins01-Jul-2015 13:03
Fantastic! Great shot Hank.
Torben Jorgensen01-Jul-2015 07:57
Cool shot of the youngster.
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal01-Jul-2015 05:48
Prachtig Hank, ook de info in leuk om te lezen.
Coleen Perilloux Landry01-Jul-2015 02:16
A little helicopter. Nice action shot.
larose forest photos01-Jul-2015 02:10
There is always something sad about the nest leaving! Your series has been remarkable, and this shot is no exception.
Guest 01-Jul-2015 01:03
So cool Hank! Great capture, and really insightful caption. Thanks!
Jean D01-Jul-2015 00:42
Very lovely capture as every day the young ones become more independent , Hank.
Penny B01-Jul-2015 00:17
There sure isn't much room to jump and flap those huge wings. Nice capture.
Raymond Ladurantaye30-Jun-2015 23:48
Great capture Hank!, very special
hge5430-Jun-2015 23:00
Awesome, Hank. Great documentation of this family growing up.
Pierre Martin30-Jun-2015 22:03
soon they will fly away, great to
see the evolution, great work!
Dave Petersen Photography30-Jun-2015 21:42
And we have lift off. Amazing that they are already learning to fly. A very well timed capture with nice broken light and clarity. Voted
joseantonio30-Jun-2015 21:23
Thank you for showing us their daily progress.
Rick & José van der Weijde30-Jun-2015 20:58
Nice shot Hank.
It is nice to see those youngsters growing up daily, so thanks for sharing.
Makes me smile. :-)
Jim Coffman30-Jun-2015 20:52
It won't be long! Nice capture,Hank!
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