{"id":4717,"date":"2012-04-03T04:00:41","date_gmt":"2012-04-03T10:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=4717"},"modified":"2026-04-18T07:21:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T12:21:07","slug":"almost-golden-eagle-in-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2012\/04\/03\/almost-golden-eagle-in-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Almost – Golden Eagle In Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"GoldenGolden Eagle in flight over Antelope Island SP – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/400, ISO 640, Nikkor 200-400mm with 1.4x TC at 285mm, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) have thus far been a nemesis bird for me and when I spotted one yesterday I thought I might finally get the shots I have long wanted.\u00a0 When the huge raptor flew closer I thought there was a strong possibility.<\/p>\n

If the eagle had flown the other way the light would have been better on the face and the underside of the bird would have been brighter too.<\/p>\n

I love the pose, the spread wings, the eye contact\u00a0and the simple, unobtrusive background.<\/p>\n

It is still just “Almost”.<\/p>\n

I’ll keep trying though.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

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

Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) have thus far been a nemesis bird for me and when I spotted one yesterday I thought I might finally get the shots I have long wanted. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":175182,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[511,1022,1200,26],"tags":[4004,4345,2663,4098,11978,3903,3133,4052,4122,1201,751,153,165],"class_list":["post-4717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-antelope-island-state-park","category-davis-county-utah","category-golden-eagles","category-utah","tag-adult","tag-aquila-chrysaetos","tag-birds-of-prey","tag-desert","tag-desert-island","tag-eagle","tag-eagles","tag-flight","tag-flying","tag-golden-eagle","tag-hillside","tag-raptors","tag-spring"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t