The last times we went to Homer, COVID dominated the travel landscape. We went just before COVID hit in March 2020 and during our stopover in Seattle we drove through the town where Washington state saw its first outbreak (See report here), and then one of our first excursions post COVID we returned to Homer in March 2021 when we had to navigate Alaska’s evolving vaccination and entry protocols. (See report here) With the worst of COVID essentially behind us, we hoped for less travel drama this time around.
While we missed the travel drama, we also missed the weather drama. We were late in the winter season and the snow was going fast. While they still are magnificent birds, a green background of trees doesn’t say Alaska as well as the snow capped mountains (which we still had)
We also ran across a couple of waterfalls that were still frozen, providing the white backgrounds you expect in Alaska
The eagles are reasonably tolerant of humans, and so we were able to get close to them . The resulting pictures, taken with a wide angle lens, showoff in great detail these magnificent birds.
We also saw a moose, at over 1,000 pounds Alaska’s largest animal and if you aren’t careful, a 
very dangerous one. Thank goodness this article came out after we returned home. But she was in the open with no family around, and we were using our long lens. But it was a reminder that the wildlife we photograph is wild and unpredictable, and common sense and a long lens can reduce the risk to acceptable levels.
One of the classic shots of the eagles is them picking up fish
And then the best part (for the eagle) eating it
Like our time in Texas, there was a lot of competition for food, and an occasional near miss to spice things up
This was the second part of our domestic travels, your can find the first here.