How Many Are There?
After spending three days at Conowingo Dam this week, a new respect has been developed for the elegant Bald Eagle. At one visual count, over 80 birds were in sight on Thursday, but at least 100 Bald Eagles were residing at the dam this week.
I’m getting close to being able to present my photos of the week, and share my photographic trials and tribulations with you. In the meantime, this one photo has an outstanding quantity of bald eagles all in one view. The first reader that gives me the right number of Bald Eagles in this photo will receive an 8 x 10 print of their choice.
Good luck and happy counting! Bella
And Renee from Craves Adventure Wins with the correct answer of 32 ! Congratulations ! I know it wasn’t easy.
Categories: Birds, Foot Prints, Nature
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 
Gorgeous shot! I’ll take a stab. 18! My fingers are crossed. . . T.
Nope..try again!
38
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Eunice
Nope..guess again. 🙂
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24! WOW – Great Capture!!!
Good try Renee ! But Nope..try again!
Hint, they blend into the rocks and not all are bald eagles.
28!
Fun ! Keep going up Renee ! really check the clusters and behind rocks. Look for little white moltey heads.
34!
Just over my dear, but getting much closer !
32! Final Answer
And Renee from Craves Adventure Wins with the correct answer of 32 ! Congratulations ! I know it wasn’t easy.
You called out the competitive streak in me and was not going to give up! Thanks:)
That was awesome Renee ! I had so much fun with this and hope you did too!
Oh ! I’ll message you about the print of your choice. If you have something in mind I’ve already posted, let me know, otherwise I’ll get the rest of the bald eagle pics together this weekend and you can pick one from them.
http://bellaremyphotography.com/2012/11/26/how-to-shoot-a-bald-eagle/
I so want the last pic in your post above – love, love , love it!!!
Ah but there are better ones you haven’t seen yet. But this is definitely on the list. Your wish is my command.
Thanks! I cannot wait to see more. Bring on the Baldies!!!
You bet!
PHEW ! Finally ! After 2800 photos, weeding down to 558, with 81 possibles to a final 25 good shots. Here is the link. Let me know which one you like best!
http://bellaremyphotography.smugmug.com/Nature/Birds-of-a-Feather/Bald-Eagles-at-Coniwingo-Dam/20170643_9H4NnF
You have got to find a gallery space and display these Baldies – AMAZING SHOTS!!!
Wow! So many Bald Eagles in one place. That’s amazing. I think I see 31, Emily. Every time I count, I get a different number. You’re such a tease! 🙂
Not quite, but close ! Guess again.
You are sooooo close Sylvia!
I missed out because I had to go and do the dinner, and when I came back, someone had beaten me to it. 😦
Aw Sylvia, I’m so sorry you missed it. I’ve finally finished editing and about to make the photos available on my smugmug site.
Great captured… 🙂
My guess is 17… 🙂
LOL ! Way off Drake ! Download the photo and zoom in ! Guess again!
‘hahaha’ – I hate to be wromg…. ‘big smile’
Now I really guess 19… ‘smile’
I can’t tell you how many times I counted them. Go way up Drake !
I count their legs and take the half… 🙂 😉
It’s great shoot very well captured, Emily… 😉
Are there 20..?
Oh you have me laughing so Drake. Nope..MORE ! Some legs you can’t see, some legs you can see, but no head. 🙂
‘hahaha’ – bad luck to me… 😉
22 with white head..? 🙂
Ah..that’s what you’re missing – there are juveniles mixed in there that are moltey brown.
I’m more a black head drake than a white head eagle… 😉
LOL ! Yes indeed Drake – Ok, so Renee just guessed it right. There are 32 Bald Eagles in this photo isn’t that amazing? Now the real question is..why are we counting birds in a photograph on a Friday night? We clearly have no life ! LOL
What are you talking about, this is life…. ‘hahahaha’
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YES IT IS ! Fun playing with overseas buddies isn’t it?
Indeed, a dane sitting in Liverpool UK friday night counting american eagles … ‘hahaha’
LOL ! Awesome Drake!
Beautiful picture!! Congratulations Renee! This was definitely not easy : )
I can’t tell you how many times I had to count it as well Judy ! and I took that picture. Thank you so much.
I was going to play it safe and say there was a *butt load* of eagles out there. 😛 😀
Cool pic Emily!
There are vultures in among the group too right? At first I thought they might be juvie eagles so it threw my count off. Guess I’ll stick with butt load then since I missed the correct answer anyway. 😛
LOL ! A Butt load, that is awesome ! Indeed it is a butt load of Bald Eagles. Yep, you’re right, there are turkey vultures also in the shot to help confuse things. Some eagles are in the rocks with just a head sticking out, and others are hiding behind their friends. LOVE this shot! ? So fun trying to figure out just how many there are.
And to think we were excited to see one bald eagle yesterday morning. 😀
I’ve been so busy with Christmas coming. I wish I had seen this sooner.
Tune in now..I just added a new post about the eagles at Conowingo