The White-Tailed Eagle is the largest Bird of Prey in the UK and found mainly in the North-West region of Scotland. The RSPB place the White-Tailed Eagle on the red list which means it is globally threatened.

The HCT currently have a pair in captivity in an attempt to encourage breeding.

This “through the wire” footage is captured on a Canon 7D at 1280×720@60fps using a EF500+1.4TC at ISO800. Files were processed into Cineform 4:2:2, slowed to 24fps and rendered out (with titles) in Vegas.

I spent mid January in Florida with a group of Photographers from ukBPN.

The trip organised by yours truly, intended to be a 7  day look-see around the Gulf Coast of Florida. Taking in all the main birding sites from Honeymoon Island, Fort Desoto, down through Venice Rookery, Cape Coral, Ding Darling and the Everglades.

Our main aim was to shoot Osprey, well Ding Darling was teeming with them. Some 20 pairs nesting all over Sanibel Island.

After a long flight via New York, we arrived Saturday lunctime, picked up the rental (Jeep Grand Cherokee)  and took the long drive across the I75,  getting in around 3pm.

Within an hour we had upacked and meandered our way over to Sanibel Pier. Low and behold our first Opsrey nest atop a tree. The light was fading and it looked grim.

The next day we were up at 6:00am and 1st to arrive at Ding Darling. What can I say, Spoonbills, Osprey, Herons, Egrets…. Well, that was it…Bird photography paradise.

The next week was spent early am and late pm at Ding Darling, with the odd day out to Venice Rookery and Cape Coral. A more detail account of events can be found here!

I now have the joy of going through the 4000+ images and will be posting my favourites over the next few weeks.

Am I going back? You bet!

Here’s video of our resident Opsrey chomping away his daily catch on top ot the Telegraph pole outside our cabin.