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Raptor, Mrs. Raptor and I launched into Whitehall Bay this afternoon to watch the Blue Angels practice for tomorrow’s air show at the USNA. We traveled toward Greenbury Point to get a good look at the jets as they zoomed up and around the Severn River.
Here’s Mrs. Raptor along the wall on the way to Greenbury Point.
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It was not long before we saw the Angels overhead and were treated to an aerial display that was breathtaking. The following photos simply cannot capture the excitement of seeing them in person. Nor do they show how close they actually were to us. I was lucky to capture their images at all because they were flying so fast. They often circled far over the Bay Bridge to regroup and made many approaches toward the Severn. Sometimes they came quite low overhead leaving behind their trailings in the air and the extremely loud roar of their engines immediately above us after they were out of sight.
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I like especially this photo of the Raptors and the Angels in one shot. Also notice the osprey watching from its nest.
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Of course we did more than gander at the Blue Angels. Raptor and I trolled on the way out and back, stopping only to watch the show overhead. He got three stripers and I got two, each caught on jigs with soft plastics. White or light colored paddletails seemed to be the lure of choice. Here is Raptor with the largest of our catches.
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A great day above and below the surface.
Here’s Mrs. Raptor along the wall on the way to Greenbury Point.
A.jpg
It was not long before we saw the Angels overhead and were treated to an aerial display that was breathtaking. The following photos simply cannot capture the excitement of seeing them in person. Nor do they show how close they actually were to us. I was lucky to capture their images at all because they were flying so fast. They often circled far over the Bay Bridge to regroup and made many approaches toward the Severn. Sometimes they came quite low overhead leaving behind their trailings in the air and the extremely loud roar of their engines immediately above us after they were out of sight.
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I like especially this photo of the Raptors and the Angels in one shot. Also notice the osprey watching from its nest.
G.jpg
Of course we did more than gander at the Blue Angels. Raptor and I trolled on the way out and back, stopping only to watch the show overhead. He got three stripers and I got two, each caught on jigs with soft plastics. White or light colored paddletails seemed to be the lure of choice. Here is Raptor with the largest of our catches.
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A great day above and below the surface.
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