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I took the 200-400 on a bird watching (spring warbler) trip. Thoughts, and 400 5.6 comparison too.

Started May 30, 2017 | User reviews thread
Adam2 Veteran Member • Posts: 7,618
Re: I took the 200-400..

arbitrage wrote:

Adam2 wrote:

Did you climb a tree to get the eagle shot or where was the nest?

No...no tree climbing involved. The nest is halfway down an embankment leading down to the Yukon River. There is a well used hiking/walking trail on the top of the cliff. You basically look down into the nest and can walk down the embankment a little further to get eye level. These eagles have nested there for at least 10 years and it is amazing that they don't even react to your presence so near their nest. I have photos of mom sleeping on the nest, dad sleeping on a tree above me and the two little ones napping at the same time.

If you want to see more photos from that outing they are here: http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1491753

Cool.  I figured there had to be some way to explain the image's perspective.  Here in MD, it's difficult to get close to eagles and they tend to be skittish.  Thanks for sharing the images.

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