Get Off Of My Cloud
by Tami Quigley
Title
Get Off Of My Cloud
Artist
Tami Quigley
Medium
Photograph - Photography~ Digitally Enhanced
Description
“I says, Hey! You! Get off of my cloud
Hey! You! Get off of my cloud
Hey! You! Get off of my cloud
Don’t hang around ‘cause two’s a crowd
On my cloud, baby …”
~ “Get Off Of My Cloud”
~ The Rolling Stones
~ 1965
~ written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
“Hey, you, get off of my cloud … and my perch!” That’s what this bald eagle’s expression seems to say as it gazes up at a very noisy crow, making it clear two’s a crowd!
It was wonderful to photographic a majestic American Bald Eagle for the first time as it was perched in the late day sunlight along the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (D&L Trail) at Lehigh Gap, Slatington, Pennsylvania over the Memorial Day weekend 2017.
Perched in the shadow of the Kittatinny Ridge, also called Blue Mountain, the eagle was apparently disturbed by the very loud crow nearby – and emitted a call to let the crow know! I was blessed to spend 15 minutes photographing the eagle, during which time the crow flew away.
The bald eagle is both the national bird and national animal of the United States. The bald eagle appears on our nation’s seal. In the late 20th century it was on the brink of extirpation in the contiguous United States. Populations have since recovered and the species was removed from the U.S. government’s list of endangered species on July 12, 1995 and transferred to the list of threatened species. It was removed from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife in the lower 48 states on June 28, 2007.
The Lehigh Gap is a crossroads where the Lehigh Gap Nature Center’s trails connect two historic trails – the Appalachian Trail and the D&L Trail.
The Appalachian Trail, a foot path, follows the ridge on both sides of the Lehigh Gap, running 1,245 miles south to Georgia and 930 miles north to Maine. Running from Wilkes-Barre to Bristol, the D&L Trail passes through the Lehigh and Delaware rivers and their canals in Pennsylvania.
Background texture by Jai Johnson added for artistic effect.
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June 2nd, 2017
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Comments (26)
Elizabeth Tillar
Tami, what an amazing capture! This is stunning; I love the composition, the color contrasts, and the relation of the eagle to the crow! Great title and perfect lyrics from the Rolling Stones' song! l/f
Heather King
That eagle does NOT look impressed! Fantastic capture dear Tami ♥ f/l
Tami Quigley replied:
Thank you so very much Heather, really appreciate it! The eagle looks really irritated with that pesky crow:)
Jim Hill
Wonderful experience, beautiful photo!
Tami Quigley replied:
Thanks so much Jim! I couldn't believe that crow wasn't intimidated by that eagle,it just kept on crowing LOL:)
Tami Quigley
Many thanks Nina Prommer for the feature in ART - It Is Good For You, greatly appreciate it!
Tami Quigley
Many thanks for the features, much appreciated! John Bailey, Images That Excite You; and Nader Rangidan, Fine Arts Professionals!
Tami Quigley
Thanks so much Beth Vesseur for the feature in All Natural Beauty Of This World, much appreciated!
Anita Faye
Tami, super perspective! Featured on Poetic Poultry! https://fineartamerica.com/groups/poetic-poultry-.html
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