Hobbies And Interests
Things You'll Need
Instructions
Research
Use the Cornell Institute of Ornithology website to learn the birds' breeding and migratory ranges.
Study the birds' habits by consulting bird guidebooks. Knowing how the eagle is likely to act in the wild allows the photographer to be prepared to find places they frequent and get the shot.
Use Internet sources to find up-to-date information on places inhabited by eagles by state, region or country.
Consult the U.S. Fish &Wildlife Service for links to finding eagles to photograph in the United States.
Go to a library or bookstore to find books on eagles and note the places photographs of them were taken.
Activities
Zoos make an excellent source of photographing eagles in a controlled and natural environment. And photographers can enjoy many different species in one stop, avoiding the time and expense of travelling thousands of miles.
Join a bird-watching club and subscribe to email lists and discussions on finding where eagles have been seen in the local area.
Read and subscribe to nature magazines and photography magazines that specialize in nature photography, looking for articles on places to find eagles.
Search online forums and bird-watching sites for sighting information by members of the forum
Go to national parks and consult with the local park rangers for sighting information in that park
Find bald eagle nests in large, forested areas near rivers or coasts. They like large, open bodies of unfrozen water. The nests are large -- three to five feet in diameter and three to six feet deep -- and hard to miss. Eagles are meat eaters but feed mainly on fish.
Eagles can be found during their summer breeding range from Canada, Alaska and along the eastern United States from Maryland to Florida. Their winter, or non-breeding, range includes most of the continental U.S. into Mexico. Eagles can be found year-round from the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, to Northern California, Idaho and parts of Montana.