GIVEN THE COLOR OF THE FEATHERS, THIS EAGLE IS LIKELY
2-3 YEARS OLD.. HE WAS SITTING ON A MUSKRAT MUD HOUSE
LOOKING FOR A MEAL..


A MUSKRAT STARTED SWIMMING TOWARD HIS HOUSE


THE EAGLE LAUNCHED INTO THE AIR, BUT THE MUSKRAT SAW HIM
AND DOVE BENEATH THE SURFACE OF THE WATER..


ALTHOUGH I COULD NOT SEE THE MUSKRAT, I ASSUME THE EAGLE
COULD SEE HIM, AS THE EAGLE LANDED AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE
MUSKRAT HOUSE, UP TO HIS REAR END IN THE WATER..


THE EAGLE OBVIOUSLY MISSED AS HE IMMEDIATELY JUMPED OUT
OF THE WATER AND PUMPED HIS WINGS AND PADDLED WITH HIS
FEET TO GET INTO THE AIR..


AS SOON AS HE BROKE FREE OF THE WATER, HE STARTED LOOKING
INTO THE WATER FOR THE MUSKRAT.. BUT NO LUCK.. SO HE FLEW
BACK TO THE STARTING POINT..


I LAUGHED WHEN THE EAGLE OPENED HIS MOUTH AND
LET OUT AN EAGLE SCREAM.. OBVIOUSLY HE WAS NOT HAPPY!!


THIS SEQUENCE WAS CAPTURED WITH THE SIGMA 300-800 LENS
PLUS THE SIGMA 1.4tc ON A KIRK WINDOW MOUNT. THIS COMBO
GIVES 1150MM AT F/8 MINIMUM... I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE
EFFECTIVE WHEN SUNLIGHT IS STRONG GIVING GOOD CONTRAST.
IN SITUATIONS WHERE THE LIGHT IS WEAK, CONTRAST WITH THIS
COMBO GIVES A FUZZY UNACCEPTABLE IMAGE. I USE THIS ONLY
AT EXTREME DISTANCE.. EVEN WITH THIS, I HAD TO DO MAJOR
CROPPING TO GET A DECENT IMAGE SIZE...