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Community => Photo & Video => Topic started by: grandpawrichard on November 25, 2013, 07:54:22 AM

Title: Close encounter
Post by: grandpawrichard on November 25, 2013, 07:54:22 AM: I had a close encounter of the Bald Eagle kind yesterday on Samish Island! :) This magnificent bird let me walk right up to the base of the power pole he was on and then he let me stand there and take his portraits for about 15 minutes. :)

After I got a chance to review the photos I took of him I noticed his eye was different. :) I'm not sure if there is something wrong with it, or if that is his eyelid. Maybe someone here can tell us. :)

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hunt101.com%2Fdata%2F500%2FIMG_013311.jpg&hash=fa5553813d9f6930e8b2bd955281b7006ac18efc)

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hunt101.com%2Fdata%2F500%2Fthe_eye_of_an_eagle.jpg&hash=8a58b5307684ae8ccb45c8ff1d4e8b6d9557fb5a)

Dick
Title: Re: Close encounter
Post by: grandpawrichard on November 25, 2013, 08:17:21 AM: mystery solved already! :)

http://www.mikephoto.com/bald-eagle-nictitating-membrane/ (http://www.mikephoto.com/bald-eagle-nictitating-membrane/)

Dick
Title: Re: Close encounter
Post by: pianoman9701 on November 25, 2013, 08:19:47 AM: Cool pic. You must have some more of him, Dick???
Title: Re: Close encounter
Post by: GregE on November 25, 2013, 08:36:06 AM: Many animals have a nictating membrane to protect their eyes
Title: Re: Close encounter
Post by: grandpawrichard on November 25, 2013, 08:57:54 AM: Quote from: pianoman9701 on November 25, 2013, 08:19:47 AM
Cool pic. You must have some more of him, Dick???

Yup! I sure do, but I haven't started editing them. :( I just HAD to share this one right away! ;) :) :D

Dick
Title: Re: Close encounter
Post by: Brute on December 09, 2013, 02:13:04 PM: Never really paid attention to this until I started taking bird photos.
Learn something all the time. ;)
Title: Re: Close encounter
Post by: grandpawrichard on December 10, 2013, 05:55:06 PM: :tup: :tup: :tup: Great Photos Brute! :tup: :tup: :tup: You were absolutely Lucky enough to capture that eye lid on such a tiny bird! :tup: :tup: :tup:

You definitely do learn something every time you go out photographing birds! I know I sure do! :)

Dick