[Itsed65]

Top of the Perch by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[dcstep]

Ed, looks like that bald eagle came to your studio for a portrait!

[dcstep]

Immature Bald Eagle

Immature Bald Eagle Flies By by David Stephens, on Flickr

[allachie9]

Ed, your 'Top of the Perch' really is top of the shots !
Amazing quality.

[Itsed65]

Originally Posted by dcstep

Ed, looks like that bald eagle came to your studio for a portrait!

Originally Posted by allachie9

Ed, your 'Top of the Perch' really is top of the shots !
Amazing quality.

Thanks guys. It couldn't have been better conditions. 70 degrees, blue sky, and perched in great light. Doesn't happen often!

And Dave, I didn't have to sit on the ice for hours to nab it, it landed right as I was driving the auto tour route at the NWR

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Itsed65

And Dave, I didn't have to sit on the ice for hours to nab it, it landed right as I was driving the auto tour route at the NWR

Truth be told, over 90% of my shots are out the window of my M3. When the light is good, I get out and scour a large territory that I couldn't possibly cover on foot.

Almost all of my coyote shots are out the window, like this one from Saturday:

Coyote Eyes Me Before Sunrise by David Stephens, on Flickr

[Itsed65]

Saw that one on your Flickr. Very nice.

I generally prefer to have some metal between me and coyotes when I shoot them anyway, lest they get any ideas

[M_Six]

Great shots, Ed and DC. I see eagles and coyotes all the time. Usually at least a mile away.

[Itsed65]

In C-17's we could deploy the thrust reversers in flight to get a decent rate of almost 20,000 ft per minute, but it made a lot of noise and was a pretty shaky (not to mention slightly terrifying)ride down. This kite drops silently out of the sky onto its unsuspecting prey below with lethal speed and stealth that mother nature has perfected.

Tactical Decent by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[M_Six]

Wow, 20,000 FPM?? Didn't that pretty much make you float, like in NASA's Vomit Comet?

[Itsed65]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Wow, 20,000 FPM?? Didn't that pretty much make you float, like in NASA's Vomit Comet?

If you weren't strapped in, you wouldn't float, you would be stuck to the ceiling

[dcstep]

Common Merganser Feeds On Young Crawfish

Common Goldeneye Eating Crayfish by David Stephens, on Flickr

[Itsed65]

I prefer mine with some hot sauce and a beer

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Itsed65

I prefer mine with some hot sauce and a beer

[Itsed65]

Baldy by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[dcstep]

Ed, nice close-up of Baldy. It's a close as you get at one of those raptor-rescue shows.

[M_Six]

I'm beginning to think Ed has discovered an invisibility cloak and is just keeping it secret.

[Itsed65]

Originally Posted by M_Six

I'm beginning to think Ed has discovered an invisibility cloak and is just keeping it secret.

Ha! A Jeep with the roof panels out

[Itsed65]

One in B&W

Monochrome Eagle Portrait by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[allachie9]

Wow Ed, that's amazing.

[Itsed65]

Originally Posted by allachie9

Wow Ed, that's amazing.

Thanks Alan. I'm going to fire up the Pro-10 on that one and print it 13x19.

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Itsed65

Thanks Alan. I'm going to fire up the Pro-10 on that one and print it 13x19.