Bald Eagle Guards @ Blackwater NWR

One of my favorite subjects to photograph are Bald Eagles. I have found them in a variety of locations, even a nesting pair in a Shop Rite Parking lot. But my Favorite place for photographing Bald Eagles is the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland. Many times you see them just hanging out along the Wildlife Drive and they do not seem to be bothered by your presence as long as you do not get too close, so I use a Canon 400mm with a 2X teleconverter or a 150-600mm lens with or without Teleconverters.

Bald Eagle along the Wildlife Drive, Canon 400mm,, 2x Teleconverter for 800mm, Canon 1D MK III

Bald Eagle along the Wildlife Drive, Canon 400mm,, 2x Teleconverter for 800mm, Canon 1D MK III

Bald Eagle along the Wildlife Drive, Canon 400mm,, 2x Teleconverter for 800mm, Canon 1D MK IV
Bald Eagle In Flight, 400mm DO lens, 2x Teleconverter, Canon 1DmkIV
Bald Eagle along the Wildlife Drive, Canon 400mm,, 2x Teleconverter for 800mm, Canon 1D MK IV

Cape May Warbler

We had an unusual visitor to our bird feeders for a couple of days. It was fun to see this Cape May Warbler coming to the feeders. The warbler only was here this one day, but was fun to see a different bird instead of the usual birds at the feeders.

Bald Eagle Fly By

I am working on cleaning up unneeded images from my BackUp Drives and finding interesting images to Post here. I have not posted much lately but will be posting more images on a regular basis. Here are a couple of Bald Eagle images taken at the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.

Gas Station Eagles

Years ago when we were out photographing Bald Eagles & other birds we passed an interesting gas station across the highway. There at the gas station was a Bald Eagle Nest with Bald Eagles. Image taken with a Canon 1D mkIII with a 400mm DO lens with a 1.4X Telconverter.

Bald Eagle Sunrise @ BlackWater NWR

I am going through my Backup Drives cleaning up unneeded files and making room for future new images. I am finding some interesting images. The Images posted here are 2 images of Bald Eagles not posted before. Both Images were taken with a Canon 1D mkIV with a Canon 400mm DO lens with a 1.4x teleconverter.

Bald Eagle @ Sunrise, Canon 1D mkIV, Canon 400mm f/4 lens, Canon 1.4x Telconverter, 560mm

Blue Dasher Dragonflies

A series of Blue Dasher Female Dragonfly Images taken over the years. Images taken with a Canon 7D or Canon 1D Mk IV with & without 1.4x & 2x Teleconverters.

Reddish Egrets At J.N. Ding Darling NWR

I am going through my Hard Drives cleaning up & removing images I do not need. But as I am cleaning up disk space I am finding images that I could use on the blog. These 2 Reddish Egret images were from a visit to J.N. Ding Darling years ago. The Featured Image was taken with a Canon 1D mkIV with a Canon 400mm DO lens @ f/4.5, 1/250 sec. The Courting Dance was interesting to watch and went on for about 1/2 hour.

Reddish Egret Courting Dance, Canon 400mm DO lens & 1.4X Teleconverter, 560mm, f/11, 1/2oo sec.

Blue Dasher Dragonflies

Dragonfly season will soon be ending but here are a series of Blue Dasher Dragonfly images from a series of different outings. The Featured Image was taken with a Canon 400mm DO lens on a Canon 1D mkIV, @f/8, 1/400 sec.

Blue Dasher Female, Canon 400mm DO lens, f/11, Fill Flash for Detail, Canon 1D mkIV
Blue Dasher Male, 300mm lens, 1.4x Teleconverter, Canon 7D, @ f/11
Blue Dasher Male, Canon 400mm DO lens, f/11, Fill Flash for Detail, Canon 1D mkIV @f/11
Blue Dasher Male, Canon 300mm lens, 1.4x Teleconverter for 420mm, @ f/16, Canon R

Great Blue Skimmer Dragonflies

A series of Great Blue Skimmer Dragonfly images taken with a Canon 300mm lens on a Canon R. Most images shot with a 1.4x Teleconverter @ f/5.6 or f/6.3 to get smoother looking backgrounds. On the image of the Male Great Blue Skimmer I wanted more detail on all the wing damage so I stopped down to f/16 and used a 2X Teleconverter.

Great Blue Skimmer Dragonfly, Female, 300mm lens, 1.4x Teleconverter, f/5.6, Canon R
Great Blue Skimmer Dragonfly, Female, 300mm lens, 1.4x Teleconverter, f/6.3, Canon R
Great Blue Skimmer Dragonfly, Male, 300mm lens, 2x Teleconverter, f/16, Canon R
Great Blue Skimmer Dragonfly, Female, 300mm lens, 1.4x Teleconverter, f/8, Canon R
Great Blue Skimmer Dragonfly, Female, 300mm lens, 1.4x Teleconverter, f/5.6, Canon R

Eastern Amberwing In Our Yard

Lately we have quite a few Eastern Amberwing Dragonflies in our yard. It is fun to watch them flying around in our gardens. For this post I am showing a series of Eastern Amberwing males. All images were taken with a Canon 300mm lens with a 1.4x teleconverter on a Canon 7D.