Yesterday I went for a little drive south of the city (Kelowna) to see if I could get any decent pictures. I was in my Westfalia van and shot a bunch of pictures of the van and some landscape stuff. I felt like I had got enough photos for the day and started heading home when I spotted this eagle perched on a tree. I quickly found parking for my van, put on my Pentax 500mm f/4.5 lens grabbed a tripod and started boogie’n down this hill. As soon as I got close enough and started setting up my tripod the eagle flew away!
I could see he only flew far enough away that if I hiked back up the hill and walked down the road for 5 minutes or so and then made my way back down the hill I could still get my shots. So off I went and when I got close enough, before I stated climbing down the hill I set up on the side of the road and shot off 3 frames. Then I shot a couple quick videos for my Instagram Stories before I was going to start my decent and wa-la! He was off once again! Unforutnetly this time he flew a little too far off for me to continue chasing him. (Visit my instagram and click the “Wildlife” stories to see the mentioned videos)
Thankfully I shot those 3 photos from the road I would have had nothing. I’ll be sure and come at him a different way next time and hopefully get some closer shots. These photos are cropped in extremely heavy and wouldn’t be good for much else other than this and social media, but that’s all I really needed them for anyhow I guess haha.
Pay no mind to the rust on my van, I’m gonna fix that haha. 😉
Eagle photos shot with a Sony a7R & Pentax 500mm f/4.5
Van photo shot with a Sony a7R & Canon 70-300mm DO IS
Thanks for stopping by, Rob
Rob Moses Photography 
Nice shots!
Thanks, how do you like the title of the post? 😉
I see what you did there! Love it. 😆
haha 😜
Well done! Even managed to get one of it looking right at you. 😊
Thank you! Yes, that’s must have been my problem, he spotted me lol. 😉
Yes, but you clicked just in time. 😉
Haha yes!
Nice shots of the eagle. The few times I’ve seen them here, they are high above me.
Thank you! Ya because he was down a cliff on a tree was the only reason I even spotted him. Hopefully next time I can get a little closer.
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Those are nice Images of the Eagle. We have them around here, but not many. Once in a while, I use my Vivitar 500mm Mirror Lens with my Pentax K10D. but most of the time I use my Pentax 80-300mm Lens. Also use a Nikon D7000 more than anything. Greetings from the USA!
Hey Les! Thank you very much. I used to shoot with a D7000 too and then the D7100 which I really loved. Anyhow, thanks for stopping in and leaving a comment.
Beautiful captures against the gorgeous blue water!
Thank you very much! 🙂
Beautiful, we saw a bunch of eagles when in Alaska this summer, incredible birds of majesty
Thank you David and Laura! Yes they are wonderful birds for sure. Alaska is the best by the way. 😉
We agree and cannot wait to go back, going to take a driving tour someday in Alaska.
Ya I wanna get back up there too. I haven’t been up there in over 20 years now! Geez time is flying, I better get moving haha. Let me know when your gonna go and maybe I’ll hop on the caravan in my Westy 😉
Ha, we will. But right now we just booked a march trip to Shanghai, and will post on that next. When we go it will be for awhile. And yes, time flies and the older the quicker it goes.
Haha ya I hear that!
What a great fortune to catch this beautiful eagle on the water!! 🙂