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The Homer IPTs<\/h3>\n

No Reasonable Offer Refused<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I hate sailing with a less than full boat. If you would like to make a low-ball offer on one or more of the Bald Eagle IPTs below, please click here.<\/A><\/p>\n

IPT #1: MON 20 FEB 2023 through the full day on FRI 24 FEB 2023. Five full days\/20 hours on the boat: $5500.00. Limit 5 photographers\/Sold Out
\nIPT #2: SAT 25 FEB 2023 through the full day on THURS 2 MAR 2023. Six full days\/24 hours on the boat: $6600.00. Limit 5 photographers\/Openings: 3.
\nIPT #3: FRI 3 MAR 2023 through the full day on TUES 7 MAR 2023. Five full days\/20 hours on the boat: $5500.00. Limit 5 photographers. Openings: 1.<\/h2>\n

Rooms at Land’s End Resort are currently available for all of the dates above. <\/p>\n

What’s Up?<\/h1>\n

It was clear and sunny with a brisk wind from the north on Saturday morning. The two eagle chicks were quite active, flapping and jumping about in the nest, but always facing north — just a bit away from the light (as the sun was in the southeast). I created a few still images including today’s featured image, and made some nice crane and vulture head portraits as well. The cranes have been acting romantically the last two mornings; while concentrating on the eagle nest, I missed two copulations and several refused invitations.<\/p>\n

I swam my half mile for the third straight day despite the cooler air temps. And I got more work down on my 2022 taxes. <\/p>\n

I headed back down to the lake 25 minutes before the time of sunset. Things were looking great until the sun dipped behind a long low cloud on the western horizon. Surprisingly, I did quite well after that making some bright sky silhouettes and creating pleasing blurs of large flocks of Boat-tailed Grackles swirling above the lake. <\/p>\n

Today is Sunday 5 February 2023. The forecast for this morning is cloudy skies with a brief rain shower at about 8:00am and a northeast breeze. I will be heading down to the lake if it brightens up. This blog post took about 90 minutes to prepare and makes three hundred thirteen days in a row with a new, educational post. Wherever you are and whatever you are doing, I hope that you too have a great day.<\/p>\n

Please, please, pretty please remember to use my B&H or Bedford’s affiliate programs for all your new gear purchases. <\/p>\n

The plan is to continue to post every day until the streak reaches one year and one day and then go back to posting every other day. <\/p>\n

Please remember to use the B&H and Amazon links that are found on most blog pages and to use the BIRDSASART discount code at checkout when purchasing your new gear from Bedfords to get 3% back on your credit card and enjoy free second-day air FedEx. Please, also, consider joining a BAA IPT<\/a>. You will be amazed at how much you will learn! <\/p>\n

You can find some great photo accessories (and necessities, like surf booties!) on Amazon by clicking on the Stuff tab on the orange\/yellow menu bar above. On a related note, it would be extremely helpful if blog-folks who, like me, spend too much money on Amazon, would get in the habit of clicking on the Amazon logo link on the right side of each blog post when they shop online. As you might expect, doing so will not cost you a single penny, but would be appreciated tremendously by yours truly. And doing so, works seamlessly with your Amazon Prime account.<\/p>\n

Please remember that if an item \u2014 a Delkin flash card, or a tripod head \u2014 for example, that is available from B&H and\/or Bedfords, is also available in the BAA Online Store, it would be great, and greatly appreciated, if you would opt to purchase from us. We will match any price. Please remember also to use my B&H affiliate links or to earn 3% cash back at Bedfords by using the BIRDSASART discount code at checkout for your major gear purchases. Doing either often earns you free guides and\/or discounts. And always earns my great appreciation.<\/p>\n

Branching Eaglets Indian Lake Estates In-the-Field Workshops<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Join me for two hours of instruction at Indian Lake Estates any day from now through the morning of Monday 13 February: $200.00. Add a working brunch with image review and a Photoshop session for another $100.00 to round out an incredibly educational morning. Though we will concentrate on the baby eagles, there is lots going on right now. Backup subjects include Sandhill Cranes, Ospreys building nests, and more. If you would like to set up a session on a suitable weather morning, please contact me via e-mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Induro GIT 304L Tripod<\/h3>\n

Out of production for more than two years, BAA sold its last one in December. The good news? We now have two more new-in-the-box tripods. They are now available for shipping. Best to order yours now to be sure that you get one. The 304L was my go-to tripod for more than a decade. Best to grab order yours right now<\/a> to avoid being disappointed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This image was created on 4 February 2023 down by the lake near my home at Indian Lake Estates. I used the no-longer available Induro GIT 304L tripod\/Levered-Clamp FlexShooter Pro<\/a>-mounted Sony FE 600mm f\/4 GM OSS lens<\/a>, the Sony FE 2.0x Teleconverter<\/a>, and The One, the Sony Alpha 1 Mirrorless Digital Camera<\/a>). The exposure was determined via Zebra technology with ISO on the thumb dial. ISO 1600. 1\/1000 sec. at f\/8 (wide open) in Manual mode. When evaluated in RawDigger,<\/a> the raw file brightness was determined to be dead-solid perfect. AWB at 7:47:51am on a sunny morning. <\/p>\n

Tracking: Spot S\/AF-C with Bird-Eye\/Face Detection performed perfectly. Click on the image to enjoy the high-res version. Be sure to click on the image to enjoy a high-res version. <\/p>\n

Image #1: Two large Bald Eagle chicks in the nest\n