Marv was kind enough to invite me to tag along for some bald eagle stalking and photographing near Barr Lake on Saturday. We were up well before dawn to try to get out to Barr Lake not long after sunrise. In my early morning stupor I ordered a couple sausage burritos from the McDs drive-thru and asked for it “to go.” D’oh, no sh!t Sherlock, the employees were laughing, they must have thought I was an idiot, but hey, it was 5:45 a.m., give me a break!

Marv’s buddy Mike has some serious glass, that’s a 600mm, I could have some fun with that bad boy, although lugging that thing around isn’t too fun. Mike’s son Miles joined us as well and did a good job scouting birds and stomping around with me.

There was a nice buck hanging around the lake but he sauntered off pretty quickly, guess he was camera shy.

Along the shores of Barr Lake Miles and I stomped around and found a couple bald eagles. It was hard to get close enough though with my 300mm lens and we would spook them fairly quickly. The bald eagles around Boulder Rez aren’t quite as camera shy so this was a bit frustrating, guess I need a 600mm lens like Mike.