This was shortlisted in the "At The Water's Edge" category for Outdoor Photography Magazine's: Landscape Photographer of The Year 2017 competition. The winners were announced yesterday, aaannnnnd......I didn't win. That's cool, as I really wasn't expecting to win because all the entries were amazing. I'm delighted to even have been shortlisted, to be honest. The winning images are superb, and thus, something to aspire to.
Taken from the edge of The Upper Lake in Killarney National Park in Ireland. The mountain in the background is known as Eagle's Nest Mountain. Up until about 10 years ago eagles had been extinct in Ireland due to hunting. But thanks to some new reintroduction programs, we have Golden Eagles in the north of the country in County Donegal, while here in County Kerry, we have successful breeding pairs of White-Tailed Eagles.