A Bald eagle silhouette against the moon.
A Bald eagle howling at the moon.
These birds are magnificent on their own, but if your lucky enough to get a breath taking back ground, all the better!
It take a bald eagle five years to reach full maturity, this one is almost there.
A Bald eagle doing a shoulder check.
I spend so much time with these wild and beautiful animals them have no fear of me.
I had to climb a tree to get this mother sitting on two eggs.
I was watching a bald eagle nest in Ladner, BC, Canada, which is just south of Vancouver. The adults were coming and going at intervals. This image shows the female returning to the nest, and just about to land on a branch. The nest is to the right of the picture. The image was captured using a Nikon D2Xs camera with a 600mm lens and 1.4 teleconverter mounted on a tripod.
This bald eagle was featured at the bald eagle festival in Campbell River, British Columbia in February of 2008. He had been seriously injured in an accident with a vehicle and rescued by an bird rescue non-profit society. I made numerous pictures of him. I think this image will make a fine card, and a wonderful mounted print. All rights reserved.
This young bald eagle is calling for its parents who were off searching for food for him. He did not have to wait long before mom arrived back at the nest with lunch. This image was captured at the Westham Island Bridge in Delta, British Columbia, just south of Vancouver. The capture was made using a Nikon D2Xs camera body, using a 600 mm f4 lens and 1.4 teleconverter on a Gitzo Tripod. Cropped and processed for tone and levels using Photoshop CS3.
These two eagles are competing for a salmon carcass in the waters of Discovery Passage on Vancouver Island in Canada. Technical: Nikon D300, Nikon 200-400mm f4 lens, 1/250, F7.1, ISO 400.
I have been honored to be apart of a collaboration with RavenSoul using my photo Lift-Off! Ravensoul worked her magic and talented self into producing an awesome creation! / I have re-named the photo Night Flight. / Thanks, Vonne for working your magic on my photo! It is perfect…:^) 2008 12 28 Featured in the group Live Love Dream / 2008 12 29 Featured in the group You’re Accepted / 2009 01 03 Featured in the group We Are Passionate About Birds Of Prey Original Photo: Lift-Off /
Featured in All That is Nature / / / Each year on the upper Skagit River the Bald Eagles gather for a feast on spawning salmon. The Skagit River is one of the key wintering areas for bald eagles in the Pacific Northwest, with as many as 500 found on the upper river. / The best viewing is from mid December through early February. www.skagiteagle.org / Taken with / Canon 30D 100-400@320mm / ISO 800 / f5/6 @ 1/500sec auto levels in photoshop elements 7 To see more of our eagles check out our Eagle CALENDER The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), our national bird, is the only eagle unique to North America. The bald eagle’s scientific name signifies a sea (halo) eagle (aeetos) with a white (leukos) head. At one time, the word “bald” meant “white,” not hairless. Bald eagles are found over most of North America, from Alaska and Canada to northern Mexico. About half of the world’s 70,000 bald eagles live in Alaska. Combined with British Columbia’s population of about 20,000, the northwest coast of North America is by far their greatest stronghold for bald eagles. They flourish here in part because of the salmon. Dead or dying fish are an important food source for all bald eagles. / Eagles are a member of the Accipitridae family, which also includes hawks, kites, and old-world vultures. / Scientists loosely divide eagles into four groups based on their physical characteristics and behavior. The bald eagle is a sea or fish eagle. / There are two subspecies of bald eagles. The “southern” bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus leucocephalus, is found in the Gulf States from Texas and Baja California across to South Carolina and Florida, south of 40 degrees north latitude.
Featured in We are passionate about Birds of Pray and in Canon DSLR groups / / On a very cold and snowy day, a Bald Eagle holds tightly onto his Salmon lunch as he takes flight! / This is the fourth in this series of this eagle . / taken from the smaller bridge in Rockport WA. / Canon 30D canon100-400LIS@320mm / ISO 800 / f5/6 @ 1/500sec To see more of our eagles check out our Eagle CALENDER About Bald Eagles / The Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) is found only on the North American continent. Adult male eagles generally weigh about 9 pounds. Adult females weigh in at between 12 and 13 pounds. Adult eagles have a wing span of up to 7 feet. Immature eagles are mottled brown and white. The distinct white head and tail of the mature bird is developed at 5 years of age. In the wild, bald eagles live to between 30 and 35 years. In captivity, they have been known to live up to 50 years. Eagles do not live in isolation! Because they are near the top of the food chain, they become an irreplaceable indicator for measuring the health of the entire ecological system in which they live. After being listed as an endangered species in 1978 following a dramatic drop in population that began at the turn of the century, the Bald Eagle’s status was upgraded to Threatened on August 11, 1995. Although efforts to replenish populations of the Bald Eagle have been successful, it continues to be protected under the Endangered Species Act, the Bald Eagle Protection Act, and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Eating Habits / Eagles feed mainly on fish, but water fowl, small mammals and carrion supplement their diet, especially when fish are in short supply. Eagles can fly up to 30 m.p.h. and can dive at speeds up to 100 m.p.h. Their keen eyesight allows them to spot fish at distances up to 1 mile. Eagles swoop down to seize a fish in their talons and carry it off, but can only lift about five pounds. Under certain circumstances, eagles have been known to drown trying to lift a fish that weighed too much. / Bald Eagles have also been known to swim to shore with a heavy fish using their strong wings as paddles. Mating Behaviors / Bald eagles mate for life. Courting behavior begins in early April and often involves spectacular aerial displays of eagles diving and locking talons. Eagles lay from 1 to 3 eggs (commonly two) and the eggs usually hatch between late May and early June after a 34 or 35 day incubation period. In four months, eaglets appear to be larger than their parents because of their longer flight feathers. These feathers serve as nature’s training wheels, helping the juveniles stabilize during their early flying days. By the end of the summer, the parent eagles begin to suffer from “empty nest syndrome” as their offspring can generally fly and take off to be on their own. Eagles migrate in winter and often roost and hunt in groups along waterways that don’t freeze and have abundant food.
Mated pair of bald eagles captured at Campbell River on Vancouver Island, Canada. Best biewed large. Nikon D300, Nikkor f4 600 mm lens, ISO 200, f/13, 1/320s.
Bald eagles compete for food. In this image, two adults, probably mates, enter a scene competing for the food cache of two juveniles. This situation can become quite violent. This image was captured on the east coast of Vancouver Island, Canada, where bald eagles are relatively common. Nikon D300, Nikkor f4 600 mm lens, ISO 200, f4, 1/400s.
This is a juvenile bald eagle captured in a wonderful pose. Bald eagles have recovered as a species in North America as a result of protective legislation and improved pollution laws. This image was captured on the east coast of Vancouver Island, Canada. Nikon D300, Nikkor f4 600 mm lens, ISO 400, f4, 1/400s
Thousands of bald eagles inhabit the west coast of Canada. Their call perhaps embodies the spirit of the west coast rain forest better than any other. I was fortunate this day to capture this image, the day after my grandson was born, and while I am not superstitious, I was very aware of the special significance these magnificent creatures hold for North American aboriginal peoples: “Both Bald and Golden Eagles (and their feathers) are highly revered and considered sacred within [North] American Indian traditions, culture and religion. They are honored with great care and shown the deepest respect. They represent honesty, truth, majesty, strength, courage, wisdom, power and freedom. As they roam the sky, they are believed to have a special connection to God”. Image captured with my Nikon D300 and Nikkor 600 mm lens with 1:4 teleconverter, ISO 400, f11, 1/500s in the estuary of the Fraser River just south of Vancouver.
This bald eagle has just “kicked off” from the little island of kelp where it was perched in a small bay on Vancouver Island. Bald Eagles are common here, and easily photographed. Image captured using a Nikon D300, Nikkor 600 mm lens with 1:4 teleconverter, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/640s handheld, and stabilized on a beach log while crouched.
This image was captured on the beach of the east coast of Vancouver Island, Canada, very close to my home. Bald eagles are thriving here. Frequently on my way to work I can count 10 to 15 birds. This one posed very nicely for me. Captured with a Nikon D300, Nikkor 600 mm f4 lens with 1:4 teleconverter (840 mm), ISO 400, f6.3, 1/640s. Cropped, color corrected, and sharpened in PS CS4.
This is a second image of a young eagle drinking from a small pond near Campbell River, on Vancouver Island, Canada. I felt so privileged to witness this scene and to be able to photograph it. Captured with a Nikon D300, Nikkor 600 mm f4 lens and 1:4 teleconverter (840 mm), ISO 400, f7.1, 1/800s.
Featured in Color and Light, Dimensions, All Countries~Wetlands, Ponds, Lakes, and Rivers, Eagles Only, and in Alphabet Soup, Top 10 Challenge Winner Alphabet Soup (Letter E). This juvenile bald eagle carries the carcass of a mallard duck, he may have killed himself, or stolen from another eagle. Life in the marsh can be difficult, and all its inhabitants struggle to survive during the winter. This image was captured at a marsh in the Comox Valley of Canada’s Vancouver Island in February of 2009 using a Nikon D300, a Nikkor f4 600 mm lens, on a large Gitzo tripod, ISO 400, f4, 1/500s. Within a few seconds of this capture, the eagle loses his grip on the duck and drops it into the waters of the marsh in an image I titled, The Gruesome End
! Featured in the Canon DSLR (One Image Per day group on 5 October 2009… Featured in ImageWriting (2/24) group on October 5 2009. The Bald Eagle… Haliaeetus Leacocephalus In 1872, when the Bald Eagle, was chosen as the symbol of the United states, Benjamin Franklin initially protested. He considered this eagle “a bird of bad moral character”, and recommended that the young nation adopt the Wild Turkey instead. The Bald Eagle once bred throughout North America, but its numbers have declined severely due to pesticide poisoning. Today some of these pesticides have been banned, and they are making a modest comeback. Identification: 30-43 inches. Very large, brown, hawklike bird with a white head, tail and stout, hooked yellow beak. Immatures variable with a dark head and tail witha black bill. Voice; A series of squeaky, thin cackling or chittering notes. Habitant: Seacoasts, lakes, rivers, and marshes. Range: Breeds in the forested areas of Alaska and Canada south to Oregon, N.Idaho, Great Lakes area and N. New England: generally along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and in Florida. Winters from S. Canada south, especially along the major river systems of the interior. Info gleaned from The Audubon Society Field Guide. / Camera Details: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi, 55-255mm Zoom Lens, Aperture exp 8.6, Shutter speed 1/400, ISO 100 / Focal Length 125mm. Location: Taken in Assiniboine Park in Winnipeg, manitoba.
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