After Winter Storm Kingston came through, I knew it could be an interesting time at the Great Bridge Locks. So once again, I headed out with my Nikon Z9 and brought along the Nikkor Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.4 VR lens because I wanted a little more reach for the eagles, and I felt I hadn’t used it much since getting it.
There was a lot of ice on the water, along with a lot of dead speckled trout due to the recent cold snap that brought arctic temperatures to our area. It was kind of funny to watch the pelicans come down and try to get the trout that were dead below the ice.
On this morning, I tracked a immature Bald Eagle as it was perched in a Pine tree where I was walking. I started walking through the open area between the water and the locks and the eagle decided to do a flyby through this area. I was able to grab a few shots of it as it flew by me, including this one:
I think I counted up to 10 eagles, including the 4 that love to hang out across the water in one of the trees. The Locks did not disappoint!
Here’s my gallery from this adventure:
