{"id":109787,"date":"2023-01-23T03:19:58","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T10:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=109787"},"modified":"2023-01-23T10:19:27","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T17:19:27","slug":"missing-our-neighborhood-bald-eagle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2023\/01\/23\/missing-our-neighborhood-bald-eagle\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing Our Neighborhood Bald Eagle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

\"NeighborhoodNeighborhood Bald Eagle in flight \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/2000, ISO 500, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

\"BaldBald Eagle flying over my neighborhood \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/2000, ISO 500, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

\"NeighborhoodNeighborhood adult Bald Eagle in flight \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/2000, ISO 500, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Bald Eagle photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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