I met Ryan and Kerry in Hardwick, MA so they could take me to their favorite place to spend a weekend afternoon. The Quabbin Reservoir is most certainly that! It’s quiet, the trails are wide (so you can hold hands with your sweetheart!), and I came to find out that there is a bald eagle family there!
The shoot started out with a short hike to the beach, where Ryan and Kerry passed the time skipping rocks (they were a great couple to photograph, and so relaxed! Actual photos of them will follow soon) Then, we headed to another place they like to relax. It is up a short steep hill and it overlooks the reservoir, a perfect view!
It seems we were not the only ones to appreciate the view there. We were walking up single file with Kerry in front, then she stopped. I looked up just in time to see a juvenile bald eagle (best guess is it’s under a year old), then I brought my camera up. It was set to manual focus and manual exposure, so I was not ready to shoot this beautiful bird. What you see below are the best shots I got, and obviously, they aren’t so good…
Anyway, we were all in awe, and commenced to check out this space. There was a pile of sticks and assorted bones all around, and when we looked up, we saw the nest. Their favorite tree to lean against and watch the day go by was the same tree where the nest was! An adult bald eagle flew by to check us out then started making all kinds of noise, hoping to scare us off. We stayed put, and it perched in a tree off in the distance to wait for us to leave.
I have seen bears, rattlesnakes, moose, and all kinds of assorted wildlife, but this one takes the cake!! It is such a large creature, and just a gorgeous bird!
Okay, so there are actually no engagement photos in this “engagement photo” post, but… well, there were bald eagles!! 🙂 Photos from their engagement session will be posted soon.
It seems we were not the only ones to appreciate the view there. We were walking up single file with Kerry in front, then she stopped. I looked up just in time to see a juvenile bald eagle (best guess is it’s under a year old), then I brought my camera up. It was set to manual focus and manual exposure, so I was not ready to shoot this beautiful bird. What you see below are the best shots I got, and obviously, they aren’t so good…
Anyway, we were all in awe, and commenced to check out this space. There was a pile of sticks and assorted bones all around, and when we looked up, we saw the nest. Their favorite tree to lean against and watch the day go by was the same tree where the nest was! An adult bald eagle flew by to check us out then started making all kinds of noise, hoping to scare us off. We stayed put, and it perched in a tree off in the distance to wait for us to leave.
I have seen bears, rattlesnakes, moose, and all kinds of assorted wildlife, but this one takes the cake!! It is such a large creature, and just a gorgeous bird!
Okay, so there are actually no engagement photos in this “engagement photo” post, but… well, there were bald eagles!! 🙂 Photos from their engagement session will be posted soon.
