Armed with a long-range lens and a quiet patience, Shane Smith has captured the "breathtaking" transformation of two baby wedge-tailed eagles.

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The wildlife enthusiast and hobby photographer has spent hours photographing the chicks at a nesting site about 40 minutes from Warrnambool in south-west Victoria.

Two baby wedge-tailed eagles captured by hobby photographer Shane Smith, who visited the nest every week for 90 days. Picture supplied by Shane Smith

Mr Smith said for the past three years he had visited the hidden nesting site each week over a 90-day period to document the chic

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