{"id":120562,"date":"2024-02-06T04:03:28","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T11:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=120562"},"modified":"2024-02-06T04:26:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T11:26:12","slug":"bald-eagle-on-a-pole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/02\/06\/bald-eagle-on-a-pole\/","title":{"rendered":"Bald Eagle On A Pole"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two years ago today, I spotted this gorgeous adult Bald Eagle perched on a pole from about a half-mile away on a bright, sunny morning up in far northern Utah. After pointing the eagle out, and getting closer, I could see that she or he had prey in their talons.<\/p>\n

\"AdultAdult Bald Eagle on a telephone pole \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1000, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

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Not one of my eagle photos showed what the prey was clearly enough, but it was furry, so it might have been a cottontail or a jackrabbit. Whatever the prey was, I was just glad that the bird had food.<\/p>\n

Typically, I prefer natural perches when I am photographing birds, but this pole with the brown insulators appeared rustic and old-fashioned to me. In the future, telephone poles will be as obsolete as telegraph poles and lines are today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\"BaldBald Eagle with prey on a telephone pole \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1600, ISO 640, -0.7 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

This Bald Eagle had a wide-open view of the desert ranchlands, foothills, and snow-topped mountains on that cold winter morning. I enjoyed those views myself.<\/p>\n

Later that same morning, I found and photographed a subadult Bald Eagle on a power pole<\/span><\/a> south of where this adult was perched. I shared a photo of that eagle last year.<\/p>\n

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I’m not sure why it took me so long to process images of this adult eagle. Sometimes that happens because I’m really busy, or because I’ve taken other photos that I wanted to share more.<\/p>\n

Today is as good a day as any to share these Bald Eagle<\/span><\/a> photos. In fact, it seems to be a perfect day to do so.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

Two years ago today, I spotted this gorgeous adult Bald Eagle perched on a pole from about a half-mile away on a bright, sunny morning up in far northern 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