Golden Eagle in flight over Box Elder County, UtahGolden Eagle in flight over Box Elder County

I have had so many opportunities with Golden Eagles and each time something goes wrong.

The bird takes flight before I can raise my lens.

The bird is too far away.

The bird is sitting on the ugliest man made perch ever and doesn’t fly even after a half an hour of sitting in a vehicle along side what can be very busy country roads.

I don’t see the Golden Eagle soon enough and it flies over my head before I know it and all I see is its shadow.

I’ve seen great action between a Golden Eagle and two Common Ravens fighting over a kill but couldn’t stop because of too much road traffic.

One of the biggest reasons I miss “Golden” opportunities with these eagles is that I most often find them in the worst lighting conditions where they are strongly back lit because I am facing into the sun.

Or I get a great pose, the light isn’t bad… and the bird is facing away. (see above)

Maybe one time I will find a Golden Eagle in sweet light, a fantastic pose with great eye contact.

Someday I will get the Golden Eagle images I keep dreaming of.

Mia

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(This Golden Eagle was photographed in February in Box Elder County, Utah. In the interest of full disclosure I did remove some wires and part of an electrical insulator from the lower left side of the frame.)