By Dan Thomas A persistent photographer captured these fascinating images of bald eagles from just feet away - by standing totally still for more than 30 MINUTES until he became part of the landscape. Dedicated Scottish photographer Graham McGeorge, a massive lover of the bald eagle, was once told by a fellow photographer he should visit Homer in Alaska, USA, if he wanted to photograph them in numbers. After a few years of saving Graham finally visited the area and was directed towards Anchor Point Beach where he was greeted by dozens of the birds majestically swooping along the shoreline looking for their next meal. Just half a mile off shore a boat of fisherman were making their way back to the beach cleaning their catch as they went - and after getting back they tossed the fish remains onto the beach sending the eagles into frenzy. Graham, who now lives in Jacksonville in Florida, USA, said: "There aren't many places in the US you can find large numbers of these raptors, never mind getting close to them "The usual photographs are in flight far away and nest shots taken from afar. They got so close to me in Alaska that my 600mm lens was actually way too much glass for the task at hand. "I love to photograph Bald Eagles but they are pretty scarce in Florida. I remember being told by an Alaskan native that I met a few years back I should go to Homer. "Whenever I travel to pastures new I do my due diligence with researching books and web pages but always rely on asking the locals. "I was in a local shop and asked the owner where I could find bald eagles and in the flip of a switch with no hesitation I was told Anchor Point Beach just 12 miles up the road. "After arriving on location I know she had led me to the honey hole. There where eagles everywhere both Bald and immature, flying back and forth along the beach - after digesting this amazing scene I realised what was going on. "The local fisherman were pulled in their boats by a tractor into the water and released for a day of fishing. On their return they would sit a half mile off shore and wait for the call to approach the beach. "While waiting they would spend the time cleaning their catch. Once they reached the beach, being pulled by the tractor, they would throw the fish remains onto the beach - hence the baldies were going crazy. "I approached the beach with caution not wanting to scare them off the prize. I got into position, but they were very wary of me and flew off. "I thought I had blown it but then started to realise after I had been there standing still for around 30 minutes they were starting to come back - I had become a piece of the landscape. "I spent the next several hours in my glory, photographing my favourite bird, The Bald Eagle." The bald eagle is the national bird and national animal of the United States. They were taken of the endangered list in 1995 and off the threatened list in the lower 48 states in 2007. ENDS