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Bald Eagle in Flight_by_Brad Balfour_20230128
Bald Eagle soaring over the Conowingo Dam on the Susquahana River
Bald Eagle waiting and watching for fish_by_Brad Balfour_20230128
Eagle at the Conowingo Dam in Maryland. Sitting and watching for a fish
Sandpiper Eating Breakfast_by__20220730
Sanderling Sandpiper or Semipalmated Sandpiper on the beach with hermit crab in its mouth

how I got it
I spent quite a lot of time that morning trying a combination of chasing these fast shore birds up and down the beach and sitting still and waiting for them to come to me. Key to it all was being as low as possible to the ground when taking the shot
An Osprey with its breakfast fish flying through the cloud_by__20220730
The Osprey flying back from early morning fishing with its prey in its talons

how i captured
I was up at sunrise looking for both sunrise and shorebird shots in Fenwick. Late in the morning, after the sun's position had changed, I was able to finally get a shot where the Osprey wasn't backlit. Only later when I zoomed in did I realize it had a fish in its talons
Doe, a Deer_by_Brad Balfour_20220917
Sachem Skipper (Atalopedes campestris) on a Sunflower_by_Brad Balfour_20220903
A close up shot of the flower and the butterfly

This Skipper was quite content to just sit there on the sunflower and let me try a number of poses. This included a higher zoom to get good detail with a lens that let me get pretty close to the insect
Bald Eagle perched high in a tree_by_Brad Balfour_20230128
Eagle at the Conowingo Dam in Maryland. Sitting and waiting for an hour plus
Soaring Bald Eagle over Conowingo Dam_by_Brad Balfour_20230128
Bald Eagle soaring over the Conowingo Dam on the Susquahana River
What Do You Mean There's No Such Thing As a Free Lunch?
Alaskan Black Bear at the Neets Bay Salmon Hatchery about 40 miles north of Ketchikan, Alaska. He is eating a Chinook (King) Salmon.
Whale Tail
What are you looking at?
Seagull perched on the edge of the cruise ship in Alaska
Short-eared Owl
BIghorn Sheep near Lake Meade
Fighting Ibex
Female Widow Skimmer Dragonfly at Seneca Creek Park
Insects
Tri Color Heron Portrait
Gorilla Mother and Child
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