Golden Eagle

[Jaime Johnson]

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Canon 1Dx - Canon 500mm f4

Jaime Johnson: Golden Eagle​

 

[Asher Kelman]

Jaime,

Superb in flight image. I guess it's coming in to land. Those talons look like steel hooks. What a magnificent killer!

I wish I had such a lens! How much cropping or is this the full size image. The only lens I could afford is the non-IS 400 f5.6. I wonder how good that might be?

Asher

 

[Anthony Reilly]

Fantastic shot, this looks like its taking off after having a bite to eat. You just just make out a lump on the neck, Great work keep at it Jaime.

 

[Asher Kelman]

Fantastic shot, this looks like its taking off after having a bite to eat. You just just make out a lump on the neck, Great work keep at it Jaime.

Anthony,

I missed that bulge in the neck. Thanks for pointing it out. Could be it ate recently, but being full, the extra goes in the crop. Could also be a bolus of undigestables, to be eventually expelled, as per good eagle custom!

Asher

 

[Asher Kelman]

I know eagles can take on animals up to at least 3 lb. How much weight can golden eagles carry? Is this video for real?

Asher

 

[Anthony Reilly]

Anthony,

I missed that bulge in the neck. Thanks for pointing it out. Could be it ate recently, but being full, the extra goes in the crop. Could also be a bolus of undigestables, to be eventually expelled, as per good eagle custom!

Asher

The crop is where the food goes before it works it's way down into the stomach. Owls don't have a crop just to let you know there food goes straight down into there stomach.

Ant

 

[Anthony Reilly]

I know eagles can take on animals up to at least 3 lb. How much weight can golden eagles carry? Is this video for real?

Asher

Not sure if the video is real but golden eagles can take down animals up to the size of roe deer. That's what I've saw.

Ant