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Bald Eagles of Onondaga Lake 2/16/2013 Up Close { 18 images } Created 17 Feb 2013

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  • Perfect flight shot of the adult bald eagle
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  • Adult bald eagle flying right over me.  My camouflage worked so well the eagle did not know I was there.
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  • Crescent wing banking turn.  The eagle was approximately 25ft over me.
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  • The eagle was flying lower towards me.  Perhaps he wanted my lens.
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  • Legs out stretched
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  • The eagle finally located my position from the camera shutter noise.  He flew over me for another 30 seconds.  An incredible encounter.
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  • Talons ready for the grab
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  • Talons retracting on the fish.
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  • Kicking up a little snow.
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  • While I was scanning the shoreline from the creek walk .  I noticed a disturbing shape on the other side of the lake.  A large lifeless dark body with white tail section.  There were many crows gathering around it.  I immediately realized that eagles are often hit by trains.  The train track is extremely close to this possible struck bald eagle.  I quickly drove to other side of lake and walked to the area to confirm if this was an injured or dead bald eagle.........
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  • Well.... call me paranoid, but it was a tire.  I laughed at myself and thought how could I be so paranoid.  It looked even up close to be something out of the ordinary.
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  • Whew!!!!  I was not the only one..
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  • Immature bald eagle in flight.
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  • Juvenile bald eagle unaware of my presence.
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  • Juvenile bald eagle up close
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  • War-torn feathers on this juvenile bald eagle
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  • Adult eagle flying through the falling snow.
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  • Apache AH-64 flying over Onondaga lake
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