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monkey44 said:Wondered about the eyes on the eagle ... must have hit that shutter button just as the eagle "blinked" ... nice shot, nice timing
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Bald Eagle's Nictitating Membrane. Bald eagles, like other birds of prey have incredible eyesight. To keep their vision sharp, bald eagles clean their eyes with the help of an inner eyelid called nictitating membrane. Besides protection, the membrane keeps the eye moist and clean of dust.
monkey44 said:Wondered about the eyes on the eagle ... must have hit that shutter button just as the eagle "blinked" ... nice shot, nice timing
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Bald Eagle's Nictitating Membrane. Bald eagles, like other birds of prey have incredible eyesight. To keep their vision sharp, bald eagles clean their eyes with the help of an inner eyelid called nictitating membrane. Besides protection, the membrane keeps the eye moist and clean of dust.
Ryananthony said:I love the open mouth of that eagle shot. On the topic of blinking birds, here is a picture of Sandhill crane I took a couple years ago.
_YAN4822 2 (1) by Ryan Kelly, on Flickr
jmeyer said:Here are a few Red Crossbills from the other weekend. First time I've seen them. Very cool bird. 7D mkii/500 f4/1.4xiii. Cropped to liking
jmeyer said:Here are a few Red Crossbills from the other weekend. First time I've seen them. Very cool bird. 7D mkii/500 f4/1.4xiii. Cropped to liking
Ryananthony said:I love the open mouth of that eagle shot. On the topic of blinking birds, here is a picture of Sandhill crane I took a couple years ago.
lion rock said:Travelling in Australia.
Many birds are quite big.
A couple of ibis here.
-r
Ryananthony said:On the topic of blinking birds, here is a picture of Sandhill crane I took a couple years ago.
stevelee said:Ryananthony said:On the topic of blinking birds, here is a picture of Sandhill crane I took a couple years ago.
Neat photo. Given the very shallow depth of field, I'm curious about the lens you used. It obviously is rather long.