Wild Golden Eagle shots

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2 more wild Golden Eagle shots from the last week, both really different in shooting style. 1 extreme close up with the D850 and 600f4 and the other a wider view with the D4S and 200-500. A fantastic combo when you can get eagles 50m away or 5m away. Off yet again on another photography trip but this time only a few hours away so may not get online for the next day or so.

Best viewed large on flickr to see the detail- the eagle was mantling to stop any birds from getting near its food hence the feathers ruffled up-
Golden Eagle (Wild) by Mark Molloy, on Flickr

The sun was shining on the bird when it landed and changes the colour of the bird drastically-
Golden Eagle (Wild) by Mark Molloy, on Flickr
 
I'm presuming this was baited?
 
admirable said:
I'm presuming this was baited?
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Yes it was baited. The eagles will only be fed about 2 days a week with a rabbit to allow the eagles to hunt and search for food themselves. A single rabbit would do an eagle 1 day, at this site there were both parents and 2 young so the rabbit didnt go far.
 
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