Eagles on the Prairie
I’ve spent a lot of time this winter driving the township and range roads which divide the prairie up into a grid work of crisscrossing dirt roads. The primary goal has been to photograph Snowy owls during their winter stay here but I’m always happy to see bald eagles when I happen across them. These were two separate encounters. Above, the eagle was flying low over the fields west of Calgary and I parked at a driveway in time to photograph the bird flying past. In the photograph below, the eagle was perched in this tall tree near Gleichen east of Calgary for ten minutes while I watched before it launched and headed out over the fields.
Christopher Martin Photography 
Just beautiful! I wish we could get this close to our eagles!
February 21, 2013 at 3:48 pm
Great photos as usual. Dad
February 21, 2013 at 3:11 pm
Thanks Papa. I hope you can come out with me before the Snowies head north again.
February 21, 2013 at 3:50 pm
The snow is a great backdrop.
February 21, 2013 at 1:49 pm
Magnificent!
February 21, 2013 at 12:57 pm
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February 21, 2013 at 12:55 pm