Bird Watching: Daily Pics No. 148, 1 by linthicum

linthicum wrote:
Thanks, everyone ........

Margaret, I took these photos yesterday. Actually, I was about ready to go home, at noon, when activity started to pick up. Despite being a beautiful day, harsh shadows and shade don't help. All of my close-up photos were in a wooded area and shooting toward the sun. These photos were taken at the Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River in Maryland. They generate hydroelectric power primarily for the Philadelphia area. When they turn the power generators on, the eagles become increasingly active. It is my understanding that it stuns some of the fish and they become easy picking for the eagles. They don't have to work as hard for their dinner. What you see in the above photos is the base of the dam.

This is one of the closer photos I was able to take. But, as you can see, I had to shoot toward the sun.