Lloyd Barid
Portfolio Contributor
15 March 2004
Juvenile Bald Eagle, Gleniffer Lake, AB. 2017. A bad wind storm blew the Eagle's nest with two babies in it to the ground. I was watching this nest, and when I arrived that morning the nest was already on the ground, I saw the two young eagles on the beach so I wrapped them one at a time in my jacket and took them to the nest uphill through the wooded area to their nest on the ground. It took me about 3 hours to get them both up to the nest. When I arrived the next morning there they were again on the beach so again I took them up to the nest. It wasn't safe for them on the beach with people and dogs moving around. I tried my best to keep them with their parents but the next morning when I arrived they were gone, they had come down to the beach yet again so they were taken to rehab. place. The adult eagles stayed around looking for their young, But the people who took the young eagles to rehab. We're right to do so. I felt bad for the adult eagles but I was happy that I didn't have.
The photo to the right was from Hubert Cormier Advisor / Contributor
March, 2024
This photo of a baby Hooded Seal basking in the sun on the beach near my home in Grand-Bouctouche New Brunswick was taken in April last spring. It was a rare and chance encounter. At first, I feared the worst as it was by itself and I could not see any movement. Then as I approached, I saw movement and stopped approaching so as to not stress it out. It was simply enjoying the sun. The mothers will sometimes leave their pups on the beach while they go hunting for food and then come back for them. It was such a privileged moment for me as it would calmly glance at me from time to time but mostly carry on with its nap undisturbed.
I used a long lens (Sigma 150-600) at 600 in DX mode on my Nikon Z6II to get maximum reach at 900. Other settings were: f6.3, 1/3200s, ISO1400, -1EV.
