{"id":89681,"date":"2021-06-01T05:25:35","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T11:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=89681"},"modified":"2023-11-12T08:08:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T15:08:38","slug":"adult-golden-eagle-in-flight-in-the-wasatch-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2021\/06\/01\/adult-golden-eagle-in-flight-in-the-wasatch-mountains\/","title":{"rendered":"Adult Golden Eagle In Flight In The Wasatch Mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"

The last time I was in the Wasatch Mountains<\/span><\/a> I had a brief window of opportunity to photograph an adult Golden Eagle in flight.<\/p>\n

\"AdultAdult Golden Eagle in flight in the Wasatch Mountains \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1250, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited
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For a change, this eagle was actually pointed out to me. I couldn’t see it through the roof of the vehicle that I was a passenger in and couldn’t see it at first..<\/p>\n

The Golden Eagle had flown down the slope of a mountain to my right and by the time I was aware of the eagle it had crossed the road and flown out over a sagebrush dotted hillside.<\/p>\n

It isn’t unusual for me to see Golden Eagles in the Wasatch Mountains but more often than not I am not able to get photos of them so I was happy that I was able to take a few photos of this adult.<\/p>\n

The Golden Eagle flew over the canyon and landed in a large conifer on the other side. I wish I’d seen this large raptor when it was closer and that it had stayed close instead of flying so far away before it landed.<\/p>\n

Golden Eagles nest as early as February in northern Utah so this adult may have been searching for food for its young. There are plenty of rabbits, ground squirrels and other small mammals in the area that it could feed to its young.<\/p>\n

I always enjoy seeing Golden Eagles whether they are on the wing, perched on a rocky cliff, or chasing after prey. They are gorgeous, majestic birds and and I love having them in my viewfinder.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/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":"

The last time I was in the Wasatch Mountains I had a brief window of opportunity to photograph an adult Golden Eagle in flight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":118136,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,1200,1731,26,773],"tags":[4004,4345,2663,3940,3903,3133,4052,4122,1201,4069,4063,165],"class_list":["post-89681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avian","category-golden-eagles","category-summit-county-utah","category-utah","category-wasatch-mountains","tag-adult","tag-aquila-chrysaetos","tag-birds-of-prey","tag-canyon","tag-eagle","tag-eagles","tag-flight","tag-flying","tag-golden-eagle","tag-mountains","tag-raptor","tag-spring"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/golden-eagle-adult-wasatch-mountains-mia-mcpherson-0688.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-nkt","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":50807,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2018\/01\/31\/golden-eagle-soaring-over-the-great-salt-lake\/","url_meta":{"origin":89681,"position":0},"title":"Golden Eagle soaring over the Great Salt Lake","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"January 31, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Three years ago today I found and photographed a Golden Eagle that was soaring along the east side of Antelope Island over the Great Salt Lake.","rel":"","context":"In "Antelope Island State Park"","block_context":{"text":"Antelope Island State Park","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/utah\/antelope-island-state-park\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Golden Eagle soaring over the Great Salt Lake close to Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/golden-eagle-flight-mia-mcpherson-8603.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/golden-eagle-flight-mia-mcpherson-8603.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/golden-eagle-flight-mia-mcpherson-8603.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/golden-eagle-flight-mia-mcpherson-8603.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":118724,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2023\/12\/04\/adult-golden-eagle-on-the-wing\/","url_meta":{"origin":89681,"position":1},"title":"Adult Golden Eagle On The Wing","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"December 4, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Back in November of 2017, I took this photo of an adult Golden Eagle flying past a ridge in Box Elder County. 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