Fishing In The Marsh…Final Chapter

After a brief interlude featuring a hungry egret, here is the final chapter of the bald eagle from last week’s fishing expedition in the marsh.

About 45 minutes after the activities of the previous two posts took place, and just as we were about to conclude that the eagle had flown off for the day, we look across the marsh to see it flying above the tree tops apparently with plans to continue fishing. By now though, dark clouds had moved in making lighting conditions much worse then in the previous photos, and I was trying to keep up by changing camera settings on the fly so to speak.

Well…the eagle makes a quick loop around, then heads down into the marsh where, if you look carefully, you can see a great blue heron in among the reeds. The heron must have caught a fish and the eagle spotted that and decided he wanted the heron’s fish. As is typical of such encounters, the eagle gets his way and emerges from the reeds with the purloined fish.

So now the eagle does another loop around the marsh, then turns and heads triumphantly in my direction giving me a last look at it’s current acquisition before finally clocking out for the day!

32 thoughts on “Fishing In The Marsh…Final Chapter”

janmasyn on January 22, 2013 at 2:06 pm said:

Excellent captures Phil.

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- Phil Lanoue on January 22, 2013 at 8:51 pm said:
  
  Thank you Jan, much appreciated.
  
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jimbey on January 22, 2013 at 2:07 pm said:

[ROAR] Great job on the series, Phil! And look at that last frame. The eagle shrugs his shoulders, and says ,”Meh. Guy’s gotta eat, right?”.

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- Phil Lanoue on January 22, 2013 at 8:52 pm said:
  
  Heh, yup that’s pretty much it on that last photo. Like, “whadaya want from me?” 🙂
  Thanks for checking these out.
  
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meyer23 on January 22, 2013 at 2:25 pm said:

Awesome and excellent pics. Congratulations, Phil.

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- Phil Lanoue on January 22, 2013 at 8:52 pm said:
  
  I appreciate your kind comments!
  
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Gunta on January 22, 2013 at 5:04 pm said:

I’m sure you’ve encountered the Ben Franklin thoughts on why he wasn’t pleased with the Bald Eagle for our symbol: http://www.greatseal.com/symbols/turkey.html

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- Phil Lanoue on January 22, 2013 at 9:01 pm said:
  
  Yes I have seen that and from my own experiences watching the bald eagle Franklin was spot on.
  The bald eagle is more then happy to lay around and let another bird do all the work and then take the fruits of that other bird’s labor.
  Although in the first series of photos it was nice to see the eagle actually working for a living for once and getting it’s own fish out of the marsh. Of course part three shows him right back to his nefarious method of pirating a fish from a hapless GBH.
  
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Patrizia M. on January 22, 2013 at 5:11 pm said:

Foto fantastiche, che meraviglia questi scatti. Sempre piacevole immergersi nella bellezza delle tue foto
Ciao, Pat

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- Phil Lanoue on January 22, 2013 at 9:03 pm said:
  
  Apprezzo molto le tue parole gentili
  
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adinparadise on January 22, 2013 at 9:17 pm said:

Fabulous series, Phil. That eagles certainly has that “Don’t mess with me” look on his face. 😀

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- Phil Lanoue on January 23, 2013 at 12:28 pm said:
  
  Thanks very much Sylvia I’m happy you liked the eagle pics!
  Yes he sure was giving me a look! 😯 🙂
  
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petspeopleandlife on January 22, 2013 at 10:10 pm said:

Excellent photos of the dastardly eagle stealing from that poor heron. How dare he and then the eagle has the gall to fly near you to show you that he/she is a magnificient bird in all aspect of its behavior/

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- Phil Lanoue on January 23, 2013 at 12:29 pm said:
  
  That eagle sure does have an attitude doesn’t he?! I’m sure he is quite impressed with himself. 🙂
  Thanks for checking these out.
  
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thehappyhugger on January 23, 2013 at 2:06 am said:

What a magnificent bird. Fabulous pics!

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- Phil Lanoue on January 23, 2013 at 12:29 pm said:
  
  Thanks much I appreciate you looking and commenting!
  
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monisertel on January 23, 2013 at 9:01 am said:

Hello Phil,
what a stunning series, great pics, specially the last: an eagle who leaves in a huff!!!
Congratulations!
Have a nice time,
moni

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- Phil Lanoue on January 23, 2013 at 12:36 pm said:
  
  Thank you moni I’m very happy you liked these photos of an eagle with an attitude!
  
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Geri May on January 23, 2013 at 9:47 am said:

Can’t get any better nice warm cup of coffee on a cold morning and Phil Lanoue pictures. I love the eagle coming into the camera Phil. Looks like once again I have missed being there at the right time. Going to by myself a camper lol.

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- Phil Lanoue on January 23, 2013 at 12:38 pm said:
  
  Thank you for checking out these eagle photos and I appreciate your kind comments Geri!
  
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crazytraintotinkytown on January 23, 2013 at 1:26 pm said:

Amazing Phil – well worth the wait!

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- Phil Lanoue on January 24, 2013 at 11:42 am said:
  
  I’m really happy you enjoyed these! Thanks D!
  
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Chillbrook on January 23, 2013 at 2:51 pm said:

Just simply superb Phil. I love the last three images particularly! 🙂

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- Phil Lanoue on January 24, 2013 at 11:43 am said:
  
  Thanks very much for your kind comments, as always I truly appreciate you looking and commenting Adrian!
  
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FeyGirl on January 24, 2013 at 11:13 am said:

Just stunning… I can’t imagine seeing this in action.

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- Phil Lanoue on January 24, 2013 at 11:45 am said:
  
  Thanks a million I’m glad you like the eagle pics!
  We are hoping to see even more such action. The bald eagle pair have begun construction of a nest nearby in the marsh which should mean they will stay around in the area for quite a while!
  I got another series of photos this past Monday which I will get to shortly. 🙂
  
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  - FeyGirl on January 24, 2013 at 8:56 pm said:
    
    Ah, so lucky….!!! BABIES!
    
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    - Phil Lanoue on January 24, 2013 at 9:41 pm said:
      
      May be a year or two out yet for babies, but we are hoping! 😀
      
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The Persecution of Mildred Dunlap on January 24, 2013 at 5:58 pm said:

Awesome photography.

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- Phil Lanoue on January 24, 2013 at 9:41 pm said:
  
  Thanks I appreciate the kind comments!
  
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Molly Argo on February 2, 2013 at 9:31 pm said:

What a fantastic series!

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- Phil Lanoue on February 3, 2013 at 12:26 pm said:
  
  Thanks very much Molly!
  
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