Eagles. Lots of Eagles. Auke Bay
It was a big summer for whales and eagles.
One humpback moved into Auke Bay for some days, and for a while the whale boats were following it and perhaps another humpback around in Auke Bay, especially along the Fritz Cove shore. And there were repeated bubble-net feeding events in Lynn Canal, some, remarkably, in good weather.
There was all the usual nearby eagle activity, especially at the closest salmon stream. But most memorably, there was also a major convocation of eagles on the nearby shores; the big draw was apparently a big run of herring. The convocation lasted several days and produced a wealth of intimate eagle images, many full-frame or barely cropped. Here are a few early samples. Many more will follow.
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The transition from flying to perching was business-like and uneventful.
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As always, the eagles’ dexterity in using their flight feathers to achieve perfect control is endlessly fascinating. The first two images and the merged sequence are illustrative.
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After a lifetime of mainly expressing myself with words, my postings here will mainly rely on images. They will speak for themselves to some extent, but I'll usually add a few comments of explanation. I've taken photographs for decades, since the 1950's, inspired in part by my father's photographic skill. Four years of photo assignments and quality darkroom time eventually gave way to decades of casual and family picture-taking. I re-immersed myself when I left film and turned to digital.