Outdoor Ontario
Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Dinusaur on March 23, 2018, 08:18:12 PM
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It appears that Bald Eagles are making a very strong comeback in Sothern Ontario. I remember when my daughter first started McMaster University in 2013, I made a trip to Coots Paradise to see a Bald Eagle nest from a distance. The nest was a big news then. Five years later in 2018, there were many sightings reported during the winter months. One such location was Hamilton Harbor. When I visited La Salle Marina park on a snowy day on Feb 3rd, I managed to see 6 bald eagles out in the lake fishing. That was the first time I have ever taken pictures of wild Bald Eagle fishing and fighting for a fish in Ontario. Then on March 11 I was fortunate enough to see an adult Bald Eagle fishing in Grand River near Brantford. The eagle was sitting on a tree by the river and then dove towards the opposite shore line and plucked a fish from water. Here are some photos from those two encounters. Hopefully in coming years these will be more common scenes.
Hamilton Harbor Eagles:
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/803/40083879865_cefa05a9e8_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2455mYZ)
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/818/40083878935_b17ea9e4be_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2455mGX)
Grand River Eagle:
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4776/26925918058_fc76887e49_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/H2mnmw)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4782/26925904868_8121daaab3_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/H2mir7)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4774/40086183434_cc2027c15a_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/245haKG)
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Lovely photos. It is good to see the population recovering!
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You were certainly on the ball to capture these wonderful eagle moments. As usual great clarity and action in your photos. I hope I get to see more of these wonderful birds as we get into spring / summer. I was lucky to find a pair in Ravenshoe today but was too far away to get any good closeups.