Contest of Wills
NIKON D300
State/Province/Region
Alaska
Nearest Area
Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve
Town
Haines
Brief Directions
Haines Highway between 18 and 24 mile
Notes
f/5.6, 1/640 seconds, ISO 800, 300 mm.
Description
Traveled to Haines, AK specifically to photograph the bald eagle congregation. The eagles congregate to eat the dead and dying salmon after the late spawning run up the Chilcat river. You walk along the river until you see the aggressive bald eagle behavior. Even though there are dead fish everywhere, they prefer to steal another eagle's fish. As you can see in my image, it is close quarter fighting.