Mk,
I have to confess, these are not truly my shots. I was only the facilitator for my daughter-in-law. Our trip last July was through the S-chain. First trip for my son & his wife. Primary goal was relaxation and photography rather than fishing. On this particular day on North Bay, near the exit/entrance to the S-chain, I paddled slowly while she sat in the bow. We stalked this eagle, very slowly, for hours. Really. She used a 270mm zoom lens that she had to hold very steady. When it finally lifted and flew, she clicked off about a dozen shots at a time. A lot of them were out of focus to some degree, but some were pretty good. You've seen some of the better ones. Same with the loon pics, etc. The beauty of digital photography is not having to worry about film developing and expense. In 7 days she took over 1100 shots, of which only about 300 were good and about 50 were, in my opinion, stunning. It changed me; I'll never go to Quetico again without a good camera, and I'll always take time to use it. I can re-live that trip so much better than with just a journal.
I'd like to find time to produce a trip report like the ones HoHo does. They are spectacular because of his skillful combination of prose and photography.
So, now you know. Glad you've enjoyed.
WiF