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Photo by Scott Bourne – Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs Creative Commons
My final Alaska eagle photography trip is close to an end. It’s been a great experience. My workshop sold out with lots of old friends in attendance. My assignments all went mostly pretty well. My hard drive is full of more amazing eagle images and lots of video.
It occurred to me that some of the questions I’ve been receiving about the trip might just as well be answered as part of the diary. So without further delay – here are some random eagle photography tips based on your questions.
1. We photograph eagles in the late winter because they congregate in confined areas near seaports looking for food. In the summer the birds are widely dispersed because there are so many food sources. In the winter, they hang out with each other in tight groups of about 120 or so in search of food.
2. The brown eagles you’ve seen in the pictures I’ve shared so far are immature bald eagles. The traditional bald eagle you may be familiar with, i.e., white head and brown or black body is an adult. It takes approximately five years for eagles to mature. From …
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