Sea eagles

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Last month I visited Svolvær in Lofoten islands, Norway.
In this area there are some groups of sea eagles, beautiful predators living in this wild area.

They have a proud looks, and they seem to be the kings of mountains, the owner of these remote places:

Wingspan can reach 2.65 meters and 7 Kg of weight.

They are confident with humans, and we had luck: they came very near to our boat, because of there was no strong wind.

They eat fishes (cods, salmons) and they build their nests on rocks, reusing the same nest for more breeding season.
In only Norway are living more than 2,000 breeding couples.

It has been a very impressive experience to see them catch the fish:

They are very fast and it has been not easy to take good pictures during fishing, but I'm happy for the result!

Sometimes they fight over food:

Here their habitat. You can see a green wood of pines: these trees are not from Norway, they have planted it to obtain wood but they remains small (maybe for cold temperature), and they are not so useful for building.

Finally Trollfjord, with its calm and relaxing water. A wild special place with rocks smoothed by past glaciers and high peaks:

Pictures taken with Nikon D800 and Sony Alpha 7iii.
31.03.2024.



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The pictures are just so perfect
I love the birds too
They’re very cute

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Thank you! I have tried to do my best, eagles were very fast!

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wowow amazing pictures and so brave of you, I would have run away from this place seeing so many big eagles. They are looking so beautiful and you wonderfully captured the moment of catching the fishes. Professional photography at its best 😎

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There are such places. It feels like we have entered heaven. It is a great pleasure for me to visit such beautiful places within our country.

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The sea eagles are really beautiful and they have proven that they are indeed the king of the mountains.
I love the precision with which they dive into the water to catch their prey, excellent moves.

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Thank you! I wish to be an eagle. I was impressed by their precision, but more by their eyes.

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Amazing pictures and beautiful place. Its nice to see you were able capture of the birds action, seems like they were very quick.

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Thank you! Yes, with a bit of luck. I had a Nikon D800 but it is slow in repeating shoots modality.

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