You can take pictures of eagles fishing as long as...

OK so we were at Bear mountain and we were driving along and the boy saw a tank we pulled over and Dh took a few pictures of the tank, it was on display at the entrance to some military base. then as we went to drive off Dh noticed some big birds out on the ice, so we pulled over to have a look YES it was an American Bald Eagle family, it seemed like the parents were teaching the young ones how to fish...but really I am no expert in animal behaviour, but that is what it seemed like. DH took out his camera, I got mine and we were happily snapping away what an awesome find!

until New York state's finest came buy

did you know that it is illegal to take pictures of fishing eagles if there happens to be a nuclear power plant on the other side of the water? also I had taken a couple of shots of the building not really knowing what it was I'm dumb like that and didn't know it was a power plant, not that I would even have thought it wrong to take a picture of it. I have the most respect for police officers, and he told us over and over again that he in no way thought that we were terrorist but since 911 and the anti-terrorism laws it is illegal to take pictures of a nuclear plant or a military base...Dh told him that he didn't take pictures of the base, just the tank displayed on the lawn....most of the pictures were of eagles fishing (awesome by the way)


So we had to delete some pictures Dh argued with the guy a little he told him that he tried to keep up on laws about photography and he was not aware of the law, the officer told us to look at the USA dot gov website to read the law *sigh* I searched and searched I can't find the law.


I'm ok with it
I don't have a problem with having to delete the pics, I really am it's just a small thing plus we were allowed to keep all the eagle pics, they came out pretty crappy due to the fact that I was way too excited seeing eagles so close up ROFL


but I am saddened

I don't think it makes sense
I wish someone could explain how me taking pictures is dangerous

:(