By this time in January I have usually already seen and photographed our neighborhood Bald Eagle that visits during the winter for a few weeks. That hasn’t happened yet.
Neighborhood Bald Eagle in flight – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/2000, ISO 500, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited
A few weeks ago while I was getting into my Jeep to run an errand I thought I heard the Bald Eagle. It may have been a European Starling mimicking the call of one. But I have been keeping an eye on the sky, the trees in the neighborhood, and looking for the eagle down at the local ponds plus the Jordan River.
Bald Eagle flying over my neighborhood – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/2000, ISO 500, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited
No luck sighting the eagle so far. It might not even visit this winter. There is open water north of Salt Lake City so the Bald Eagle might not have needed to come this far south to find food. There could be many reasons why it hasn’t shown up.
Neighborhood adult Bald Eagle in flight – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/2000, ISO 500, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited
I will still keep looking for the neighborhood Bald Eagle to appear for a few more weeks. It would be wonderful to see it again.
These three images of the neighborhood Bald Eagle flying over one of the local ponds was taken on a bright, clear afternoon on January of 2021. When the Bald Eagle flew in it made all of the ducks, geese, grebes, gulls, and coots pretty nervous. I had a grand time photographing it as it circled above the pond.
Life is good.
Mia
Click here to see more of my Bald Eagle photos plus facts and information about this species.
Wow! Beautiful shots of a beautiful bird. Thanks Mia
I love your images. When I was in Green River in Dec. there was a family of 5 soaring aloft over the river. It was exciting to see. And yesterday a pair was seen at the RMArsenal . Thanks for sharing your art.😉
Great shots! Thanks for sharing!
We usually see quite a few eagles both bald and golden here win the winter. Mostly feeding on road kills. This year for whatever reason very few bald eagles and I don’t think I’ve seen a golden eagle at all.
What a beauty. I do hope you see this magnificent bird again soon.
What a beauty! I’m envious that you’ve had this gorgeous bird in your neighborhood and am hopeful for its return.
Especially like the close-up profile of the Bald Eagle!—Jeri Spann