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I seen on the news and read on the internet about the unusual amount of bald eagles down at Quidi Vidi this year. I love bald eagles, even done a research paper on them back when I was studing forestry. So I made plans to get down to the lake and check out the action.
I must have been a little dillusional. What did I think, that the eagles would fly up to me and pose? I learned two things when I was at the lake. 1 – you need a long lens to even have a chance to get a decent picture and 2- you also need some patience. I have neither. I stood with the camera and waited and started to take pictures…. of pigeons,

and some of the hundreds of ducks wandering around waiting for some easy handouts.

I even attempted to get a duck in flight.

The easiest subject though was the seagulls.

There were so many of them that I had little choice but to snap away. It helps that they have no problem flying, landing and screaming right next to you. Easy targets for sure, but I attempted to get them in flight.

Oh yea, the bald eagles, I almost forgot about them. The first day I was down there I seen 6 of them, flying and landing on the ice to grab some of the dead ducks and seagulls frozen to the ice everywhere on the lake!! How many pictures did I get of the 6 eagles? NONE!! My equipment just didn’t have the reach I needed and they smartly landed out of range all the time. You’d think they would came over and pose for me! No such luck. After seeing so many I was determined to get a picture so I went to the lake again the next day. Same old stuff… pigeons, seagulls, crows and ducks (even seen 2 injured ducks) and finally a raptor ALMOST close enough for me to capture. After all that here’s the picture.

Should I call National Geographic now to see if they want to publish it? LMAO!! Time to invest in new, longer glass I think!!

Andreau Wildlife Bald Eagles to far away to get a good picture, Ducks, pigeons, Quidi Vidi, seagulls