Birds Bald Eagle for my first BIF

[jcass]

Last Fall, I bought the RF 100-500 and started taking pics of birds. It has been challenging to say the least, but I enjoy learning new things. I feel that I've made progress with static birds, though still a long way to go. Birds in flight, on the other hand, have eluded me. I just can't seem to find the target in the view finder, let alone track it. This is the first usable photo that I've taken of a bird in flight. Go figure, it was a Bald Eagle that was feeding on carrion in a farm field as I was driving by on my way to camp.

• Canon EOS R5
• RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM + EXTENDER RF1.4x
• 700.0 mm
• ƒ/10
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 640

 

[Bert-63]

What a thrill it is to finally get one that you deem worthy of saving isn't it? My first was a bald eagle as well - only after a few hundred thousand that fell victim to the delete key because I WAS DOING IT WRONG. lolol...

Congrats and nice shot.

 

[MikeZ]

Congratulations on a fantastic shot. BIF are difficult to capture (I've had no luck at all) and you did a wonderful job