I photographed this young Bald Eagle on a dead limb from the auto tour road. December is a great time to view and photograph Bald Eagles at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

I had my camera and lens resting on a bean bag draped over the open window of my pickup.
Gear:
- Camera: Canon EOS 7D
- Lens: Canon EF 500 mm f/4L IS
Technical:
- Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge (Oklahoma)
- Date & Time Taken: December 17, 2011 (09:10 A.M.)
- Aperture Priority
- Aperture: f5.0
- Shutter speed: 1/1600 sec. (as determined by the camera)
- ISO: 640
- White Balance: Auto
- Metering Mode: Evaluative
- Exposure Compensation: 0
- Back-button Focus
- Single Point Continuous Auto Focus
- Focal Length: 500 mm
- Processed With Luminar 4