Peebles, eagles, some scenery and a duck

[Jock Elliott]

Cheers, Jock

 

[Kevin]

Peebles?

 

[Jock Elliott]

Peebles?

Peebles Island. New York State, at the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers. Sorry about the lack of context; I post pix frequently from Peebles Island and sometimes forget that not everybody knows about it.

The eagles nest is on Goat Island, but I have to shoot from Peebles.

The shot below shows where I have to shoot from. I estimate the distance at about 75 yards.

Cheers, Jock

 

[Kevin]

Peebles Island. New York State, at the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers. Sorry about the lack of context; I post pix frequently from Peebles Island and sometimes forget that not everybody knows about it.

Looks like a great place to be able to visit! I've been reading your other threads with the eagles but didn't catch that the name of the island was Peebles.

 

[Jock Elliott]

Looks like a great place to be able to visit! I've been reading your other threads with the eagles but didn't catch that the name of the island was Peebles.

The hope, of course, is to get a shot of the eaglets after they hatch, and if we're fortunate, it will be before the leaves fill in and make viewing much more difficult.

The better half (aka the spotter-in-chief) and I have been taking walks on Peebles Island for more than 30 years.

It was in 2013 that we first spotted eagles. Here's the thread from that encounter, during which I also coined the nickname for her of "spotter in chief."

Micro 4/3 - Where eagles dare . . . more adventures with a superzoom

Peebles Island again, yesterday morning we were walking along the north side toward the dam when my wife said, "What's that on the rocks at the far end of the dam?" With the help of the FZ150, we saw what we had not seen in 30 years of visiting the island: Then we notice a dead tree on the...

cameraderie.org

You also might enjoy this thread, about an encounter between an eagle and a Great Blue Heron.

Since some folks are talking about FZ1000, here's an example of what a superzoom can do. Eagle robs

This morning, water was pouring over the dam on the north side of Peebles Island near Troy NY. Herons were waiting below the dam. One of them caught a fish. A bald eagle frightened the heron off the fish. Considered his options for a moment. and flew...

cameraderie.org

Cheers, Jock