Golden Eagle

Posted by Laurie (New Jersey, United States) on 29 July 2007 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

This is another Raptor from the Raptor Project show at the fair. This is a Golden Eagle that had actually been rescued after it had been found lying near death from having been electrocuted on power lines days prior. It was badly burned and is blind in one eye. It's a most impressive bird. Golden Eagles have talons that grow larger than a bears claws and they are so powerful that they exert a staggering 2000 yes 2000 LBS of crushing PSI.

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This photo of the Bucknell Quad is a 2 page feature photo in the Summer 2008 issue of Bucknell Magazine.

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NIKON D200
1/100 second
F/4.5
ISO 800
127 mm (35mm equiv.)

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