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Photography equipment used for the eagle photos on this website:
Canon EOS-10D 6.3MP Digital SLR Camera Canon Telephoto EF 400mm f/2.8L IS USM Autofocus Lens Canon Zoom Telephoto EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM Autofocus Lens Canon 2x II Extender EF - Autofocus Canon EF 1.4x II Extender
The bald eagle photographs on this website were taken in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Alaska. During the winter months, when most northern lakes and rivers freeze over, the water remains open by locks and dams on the Mississippi River as well as areas where large rivers empty into it. Bald eagles congregate in large numbers by the open water areas for access to fish. Several cities along the Mississippi River celebrate "Bald Eagle Day" events.
On the Homer Spit in Alaska, Jean Keene (Eagle Lady), fed bald eagles from mid December through mid April for almost 30 years. She started with a pair and the numbers grew to about 200. Jean passed away on January 13, 2009. She was 85. An ordinance passed by Homer officials to ban eagle feeding on the Homer Spit was to go in effect, but an emergency ordinance has allowed eagle feeding to be extended for 60 days following Jean Keene's death. Since eagle feeding had already began for the winter, wildlife officials agreed it might be best to taper off the feedings.
During October and November, about three thousand bald eagles congregate for the annual Chilkat River salmon run by Haines, AK. The 2009 Alaska Bald Eagle Festival will be held in November from the 11th through the 15th.
The northwest US coast and British Columbia are great places to photograph eagles during the winter months as well.
1-12-10 (temp 4 degrees) Lawrence Ave. in Wabasha, MN, along the Mississippi River.
This bald eagle video was taken on March 10, 2008. Most all of the perched birds are bald eagles (the large dark birds are immature eagles). As you can tell by the audio, there are a lot of crows in the area as well.
Bald eagle viewing directory - Reports of bald eagle sightings in the lower 48 states and Canada. I began doing wildlife photography in 2000. At first, it was for the sole purpose of having my own bald eagle photos for this website, but it has grown into an enjoyment of photographing all wildlife as well as macro photography of insects. Switching from 35mm equipment to digital has made photography less expensive and more fun. It's a great hobby! Thanks to the conservation efforts of so many caring people, bald eagles can now be seen throughout the Lower 48 States as well as Alaska, Canada and Mexico. .....Hope Rutledge
The information and photos on this web site may be used for student projects as long as neither are placed on other web sites. The photographs are copyrighted by Hope Rutledge, the owner and author of the American Bald Eagle Information web site, and are NOT available for other web sites, photo galleries or commercial use of any kind.
