<\/a><\/p>\nA male wedge-tailed Eagle, which looks like it’s just reached early adulthood uses a stiff headwind to make a soft landing. <\/p>\n
I believe he’s young because he’s showing signs of inexperience.<\/p>\n
I have scores of shots of these eagles and generally they’re flying away or just small birds in the frame.<\/p>\n
They’re very wary and will take off once you reach a certain distance from them. <\/p>\n
My lens, a 300mm Canon zoom, usually doesn’t quite get that close.<\/p>\n
This one threw caution to the wind and in doing so gave a wonderful view of the feather patterns on its wings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Flight Control - Peter MacDonald Photo<\/title>\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n