Taken on the beach by the Holgate cabin in Kenai Fjords National Park. This bird was eating a fish carcass amazingly close to where people were landing kayaks and doing stuff on the beach. I grabbed my camera and tripod and shot a roll of film. This picture was taken just before the eagle took off.
Pentax ZX-5, FA* 300mm f4.5, wide open at about 1/500 on Provia 100. Bogen 3001, 3262QR ballhead, and 3240 (?) long lens support.
-- Mark Erickson (maericks@netcom.com), December 11, 1998