I am absolutely positive this Eagle was wondering what the heck I was doing belly crawling up to it in the snow. It let me get up to minimum focusing distance of the Sony 200-600mm lens which is 2.4 meters (7.87 feet). Which is close enough to have made a great full-frame image with an iPhone.
American Bald Eagle Frosty Stare (Hailiaeetus leucocephalus, Pygarge a tete blanche, BAEA) from my BALD EAGLE WORKSHOP in Kachemak Bay (near Homer), Alaska. Image copyright ©Christopher Dodds. Sony Alpha 1 Mirrorless camera & Sony 200-600mm Lens (@203mm). ISO 10,000, f/16 @ 1/400s. Manual Exposure mode. Full frame image on the height (cropped sides off to 1:1). Join me for my Eagles Galore workshop in March. To learn more CLICK HERE.