Fishhawk Lake Eagle Sighting!

Carla~sahhhweet is all I can say!

Mona, boy don't you have THAT right--you've been there, too.

William~you nailed it! I was SO darned excited. Even getting the semi-okay photos--I was happy to be there in the moment. I couldn't wait to download them and create a post. This is like one of those before-Christmas-Christmas presents!

Melissa~I was trying to neaten up the house so I put my camera equipment away--NEVER DO THAT! Lesson learned!

Sarah and Les~

After much searching and getting opinions from fellow Rainers, (as well as my history with using Canon 35mm cameras), I chose the Canon Rebel T3i. I went to BestBuy and talked at length with their camera experts--actually went more than once. They had a package deal that I went for and haven't looked back. I got two lenses, and the one I shot with is a zoom 55-250macro. I would like to get a bigger zoom lens as I can tell that I need it for those nature shots that are just a wee bit farther across the lake than this particular zoom will handle.

I will tell you that this is a complicated camera. I bought the CD for training--excellent idea. It immediately told me a website to go where I could download the manual in BIGGER PRINT. Excellent customer service right off the bat~!

Good luck and if you need more info, please feel free to e-mail me.

Sharon, I absolutely love these strong majestic creatures. They truly stand for all of us as bastions of what we represent in this country and I am glad they are our mascots for America. I'm quite happy (and surprised) to have made your day--it sure made mine both with the photos and the feature (had no idea I'd get EITHER, frankly)!

Karen Anne~the opportunities seem endless for showcasing Mother Nature at her finest.

Christine~like you, that was one of my favorite things of all of the pictures. When he put his claws down to retrieve the "something", I thought I'd get lucky and have it be a bit clearer--but the focus was on his wing--hey, he was movin' fast!

Jay, we looked at it with the binoculars and never did figure out what it could be. We never see dead fish lying on the surface and it wasn't that. It kept dipping down as he would go to hook it with his claws.

Sharon, sure love ya!

Christiansen team, that turned out to be my favorite, too. Thanks!

Charles, I didn't know that a bald eagle is a representative of the Christmas spirit...that's news to me! But Merry Christmas to you, too.

Randy, we have many species of waterfowl hanging out on the lake right now and I'm surprised that he didn't try to go after them instead out of sheer frustration.