But you succeeded, nevertheless!
The eagle is backlit with the edge feathers almost transparent! Very regal!
In such pictures, take advantage and find a place to sit, if you can, and continue to take pictures and bracket exposure to make sure the dark feathers are imaged optimally too.
You will be rewarded, as eventually it will move, take flight and you will be shooting continuously getting perfect action shots of an eagle in flight!
My wife would only give me a 10 minutes at the most, but unfortunately, very long waits, a chair and a blind are often needed.
My family would always say, don’t worry, we can come back!
…later!
Asher