Rob Gray :: image #20698

Wedgetailed eagle, near Cadney Park, SA

It was getting late in the afternoon of a long day driving the truck in outback South Australia when I saw about six wedge-tailed eagles (wedgies) perched in trees about 100 metres from the road.

Naturally I stopped, grabbed a camera and approached the birds as carefully as possible. Four of them flew away, but two stayed, and this one allowed me to get within just a few metres.

I made nearly 40 images but this photo, taken just as a puff of wind ruffled the feathers on the back of his neck, is my favourite.

Latin	::	Aquila audax
AKA	::	wedgie, eaglehawk
Camera	::	Canon EOS 10D
Lens	::	EF 70-200 f2.8 IS L
Focal length	::	200 (35mm equiv = 640)
Exposure	::	1/350sec
Aperture	::	f5.6
Other details	::	2x extender
Image size	::	2048 x 3072 pixels

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