Jun06
Resolving power
A phrase caught my attention while reading Soaring with the Wind
It’s a phrase that will be recurring in my mind now. Sometimes it’s an effort to be present in the moment, to focus on what’s close at hand. But sometimes, it’s the long view that gets you through. I need more “resolving power.”
Speaking of eagles: I mentioned in a recent post how my father-in-law is able to observe an eagle family from his back yard. They have a baby (egret? fledgling) which, a few weeks ago, was visited by a brave conservation officer who climbed up to the nest and fastened a metal band around its foot. He took this picture while peering into the nest, and gave it to my father in law:
Is that amazing, or is that amazing?
The bird is about a month old in this photo. It’s not colored like a mature adult, but the face is all eagle. The tail of some unfortunate carp lies in front of the bird, who must eat lots of them to grow at the rate of a foot a week.
Incidentally, I also got a good photo of my own today of this bird’s extreme opposite:
It has nothing to do with eagles or resolving power, but I was struck by the contrast between these two species. So much variety in nature!
both of those are great photos. It’s hard to capture hummingbirds with a camera… and yours is a great picture.
Wow! I’m blown away by these photos!
Very cool eagle picture. Really draws on the idea of the power to focus on things far away. We see eagles around here fairly often but don’t know where they nest. A few weeks ago I was driving and one was soaring above the road and no one on the ground- several other vehicles and a group of school children picking up trash was aware of what was right over their heads, he wasn’t real high you could clearly see him. Of course, maybe focusing on eagles soaring while driving isn’t something one should publicly acknowledge
Those are definitely amazing photos!!
I like the pictures, Janet. The baby eagle is huge!
I need more resolving power in my chess game.
Terrific pictures, Janet! Thanks for sharing!
Those are stunning photos. How did you get such a clear one of the hummingbird?
That feeder is just outside my in-laws’ window. I experimented standing in different places inside, and when I found one where the reflections kept the hummingbird from seeing me, I sat back to wait for him.