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Bald Eagle Trout Fishing on Deschutes River


	Bald Eagle Trout Fishing on Deschutes River ISO 400, f8, 1/320 sec, Canon 400 mm DO IS lens plus 1.4X extender, handheld. On a recent raft trip on the Deschutes River in central OR, I witnessed this Bald Eagle circle over the river, and then drop down with the obvious intention of catching a fish. Normally, they fly with their legs tucked up against their bellies. As this bird got close to water level, he extended his legs and then dove for the water. He came away with a huge wild rainbow trout, which I also got an image of as he lifted off. Unfortunately the actual grab of the fish was behind a tree from my location. John Tubbs

Linda Proctor

Fantastic John ! Even without the fish!

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August 01, 2008

Tommy E. Burgess

Excellent action capture of this beautiful Eagle John! Wonderful clarity, and composition.

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August 01, 2008

Vladan D. Djordjevic

Terrific image, John!

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August 01, 2008

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Thanks so much Linda, Tommy and Vladan! I did get an image of the bird with the fish it captured, but it isn't entered in the contest. If you want to see the (very large) trout that the bird caught, it is the second image in my regular gallery on BetterPhoto.

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August 01, 2008

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Great Shot, John!

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August 01, 2008

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Excellent capture John! Nice clarity.

Clyde

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August 01, 2008

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