Samantha right after eating her meal.... They feed the eagles at 2pm (on the weekends!). Most of the day the eagles are in the far corner of the exhibit, but when the keeper is in the exhibit, they come closer to the zoogoers.
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thnkfst (70 months ago | reply)
Wow - I love the close up of this image. Great details.
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noahg. (70 months ago | reply)
Wow! Exceptional portrait, Jon!
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techmuse (70 months ago | reply)
Amazing....
JoshuaDavisPhotography (70 months ago | reply)
Amazing tounge!
~Suemil~ (70 months ago | reply)
Fantastic shot! Great capture!
Sylpics (70 months ago | reply)
Look at that tongue...LOL :))
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Tall Bob (70 months ago | reply)
Awesome!
pelican (70 months ago | reply)
Cool!!
cheesekid (70 months ago | reply)
WOW!!!! Fantastic!!!!!!! I really need to stop by the National Zoo. She is SO beautiful. You have captured her perfectly.
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minianna.com (70 months ago | reply)
cool shot.
Makes me drooling for VR lens.
Thanks for that.
~Sage~ (70 months ago | reply)
FAntastic portrait!
Tim Glover [deleted] (70 months ago | reply)
Woooooow! What a awesome shot. The detail is incredible.
Rusty Jr (70 months ago | reply)
Great Shot!!
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miapixiered (70 months ago | reply)
I am not alone in my appreciation of your eagle I see. I love the intensity in the expression.
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AlexandraPhotos (70 months ago | reply)
That is an exceptional close up shot. Beautiful
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AZTransplant/Nicki (70 months ago | reply)
Great shot!!
innusa (70 months ago | reply)
Awesome!!
jcowboy (70 months ago | reply)
WOW! Very up close and personal! Wonderful shot!
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Cinny Lou Who (70 months ago | reply)
This is just wonderful Jon. Fantastic.
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Ard's photos (70 months ago | reply)
Great shot!! Jon..
PauloSantos (70 months ago | reply)
Excellent portrait! Great framing and detail!
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Conor W (70 months ago | reply)
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LynchburgVirginia ★ (70 months ago | reply)
wow beautiful, how did you get by that fence, I cannot find a good place there to slip my camera lenes through. wonderful image.
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gill4kleuren (70 months ago | reply)
just WOW
bad jimmy (70 months ago | reply)
Absolutely amazing!
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e³°°° (70 months ago | reply)
stunning capture
marylea (70 months ago | reply)
Now that's a National Emblem! I'm intimidated by this bird!
ben cutshall photos (70 months ago | reply)
What detail! Simple and great..Simply great!
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Nice shot
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maguaphotos (70 months ago | reply)
Powerful eagle. Beautiful capture.
*Photo Jen* [deleted] (70 months ago | reply)
Oh wow!! You know how I love closeups This is great!
camden hackworth (70 months ago | reply)
Really impressive close up here!
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Excellent, most impressive!!
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Turquoise Bleue (70 months ago | reply)
j'aime l'énergie de cette photo. le regard est saisissant. vraiment bravo
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rivadock4 (70 months ago | reply)
That shows the power of these animals. Nice, intimate photo.
Anthony Franco Photography (69 months ago | reply)
This is one for the record books. You should be very proud of this one. Great work!
Harley Rider (68 months ago | reply)
Fabulous capture nice close up one of my favorites now. Keep up the awesome work. Thanks.
Steven Ford / snowbasinbumps (68 months ago | reply)
that's cool. surprises you didn't make it your icon, it's such a nice square!
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patriciarose7 (55 months ago | reply)
what a magnificent creature.
the_crow_19_78 (53 months ago | reply)
Great Pic!!!
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navigationorm (51 months ago | reply)
Looking real good Sam!
navigationorm (51 months ago | reply)
Your looking really great Sam!
alba1988 (42 months ago | reply)
Hola, soy el administrador de un grupo llamado Aves rapaces - Ocells rapinyaires y nos encantaría agregar esto al grupo.
Aqua Pixelles [deleted] (38 months ago | reply)
Perfect pose and composition !
tattoo friek (34 months ago | reply)
amazing photo !!!!
viewfinding (32 months ago | reply)
:O this is crazy intense :O
wow so beautiful details
were you close to it or was it a zoom in?
sgbaughn (29 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Raptors Only, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
sgbaughn (29 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called "The Living Face", and we'd love to have this added to the group!