Well, things haven't quite been going like I expected when I put this deer carcass out in the middle of the open field behind the house. I had hoped to be able to get the coyotes coming in to it, as I have some .223 medication for them, but with the mild winter we've had so far it seems like they've been elsewhere (though I've seen 4 coyotes in this field in one morning this past Nov.).
Anyways, I didn't really anticipate putting out my P32/pixcontroller/1060 trailcam on this until I looked out the window Saturday to see a mature Bald Eagle having breakfast! There was a crow standing nearby, but it looked about as big as a sparrow standing next to the Eagle.
I immediately got out an old tripod I had and rigged it to hold my camera, set the focus for 3m and put it next to the carcass. I was ready!
The next day a friend stopped by to ask if I got any pics of the Eagle. I told him I'd go check the camera. The weather forecast was for cold and snow, so I figured I'd pull it. Ten minutes later, as I chatted with him in the driveway, two juvenile Bald Eagles flew right over the carcass! "S___!" I thought, "they are going to land right on the carcass just minutes after I took the camera away!". Turns out they didn't, but I did manage to get a couple of interesting pictures over the course of the next two days.
Remember that these photos have not been adjusted for color and have been resized down a lot (I shoot at max. resolution). The daylight pic would probably have been a bit better if I pushed the ISO down to 100 or 50, while the other pictures really could have used the flash. Sorry about the carcass being in the pic, but I haven't had time to think about putting out some sort of perch the birds could land on first.
I'm working on a P41/pixcontroller/1040 - should be done soon. Stay tuned for Eagle pics, I'm sure to get some eventually! Keep those cams out there!!
RED-TAILED HAWKS - OSWEGO COUNTY, NY:
It's a beautiful day to dine on a carcass!
100 lbs. of carcass and these two have to fight over it!
Weaknesses revealed:
This fight didn't last long!
"don't come back, ya hear?!!!!"
The winner takes his spoils:
Nice pictures!!
Thanks for sharing. Great pictures!!!
Nice pictures..I do believe they are Red Tail Hawks.
Keep up the great work, and love the snow, we don't get much here.
cliff
Awesome pictures. I think they are red tailed hawks too, but i could be wrong. At any rate, those are really neat.
Now that was neat. You did something different there. I really like that. Keep up the good work. Great shots.
nice pics
Very nice pictures of the Hawks! I like the fight and the puffed up look of the victor the best. A very mild winter for Syracuse isn't it? I'm originally from upstate and my sister lives in N. Cuse. Can't wait for the Bald Eagle pics................
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