SEVEN! (as Len Goodman says)
The day dawned fiery red, not the best omen for someone who was about to go out on a boat for 3+ hours.
By 11am the low cloud had changed to rain and the light was anything but perfect for a photography trip. Surely it would be called off?
I have left my waterproof trousers at home so had to borrow JD's. He's 6'3" and I'm 5'7" !!!!!
Miraculously, as we waited on the little jetty, the rain stopped and we were soon off, cameras primed for any aerial activity.
I have been lucky enough to do this trip a couple of times before but have never witnessed WT eagles literally dropping out of the sky, one after the other in quick succession.
In the first hour we had seven birds visit the boat, giving all of us moments to remember as well as plenty of opportunities to hone our birds in flight shots.
One pair of eagles have successfully raised three chicks this year. The female has been looking particularly bedraggled but all the adult birds seem to have feathers missing.
Both my shots are the same bird before and after the fish grab.
During the 2nd hour, the boat was visited by two pods of dolphins. We were advised not to try and photograph them but instead just enjoy the spectacle. So that's what I did.
We have moved site today. Still on Mull but along the coast a little way. So far the internet seems better but I have a zoom committee meeting tonight so, once more, little spare time.
Thank you for all your comments etc about the otters yesterday. I will reply asap
- 20
- 13
- Canon EOS R5
- 1/2000
- f/5.0
- 227mm
- 500
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