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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jtwood" data-source="post: 1394038" data-attributes="member: 35827">Day FourA much  anticipated  return to the Golden Eagle Hide. We were to be joined in the Hide by Pal Hermansen a Norwegian professional Wildlife Photographer our team would need to be on it’s best behaviour. There was a small extension to the Hide with two Lens outlets Pal was using both he had a 600mm lens with a 2x extender on one and a 300mm lens on the other he was shooting remotely using Live view with a control in both hands and firing simultaneously.The first Eagle came in at 9.15am to early for good light even at F4  ISO 3200 it was difficult to focus, After 15min the light improved and shutter’s started to chatter the only view I had of the bird was from the Lens which gave me a very narrow field to view. I could see the Eagle was being distracted by something to its right I swung the camera slowly to the right only to have my Lens filled by the sight of a White-tailed Eagle, The Goldie was having none of this and flew at the White Tailed there was no way the Female White  Tailed was getting on the carcass. The WTE  eventually found a Deer leg that had been left for the jays. The WTE did not get on the carcass until the Goldie left.Another Goldie soon joined the WTE. In all we had a Eagle of some Kind in front of the Hide for two hours. It was a relief when the last bird had departed giving us a chance of a well earned Coffee and a bite to Eat. I had managed to fire off 24GB in this spell slowing up quite a bit in the last hour and picking my shots with a bit more care.The Sun could only reach the Hide for 1/2hr a day at this time of year and again we were lucky just as the Sun made it onto the Rock in front of the Hide a Golden Eagle landed in a Tree close to the Hide  he surveyed the Hide then the Bait and flew down for a Feed. He stayed for 10min until he was disturbed by a Eagle flying close by. That was our last bird of the day but what a day.What a super day we had experienced almost non stop action the Jays had kept us busy when the Eagles had gone, Defiantly  a day to remember.</blockquote>

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