America's Icon -- the Bald Eagle
by Judi Dressler
Title
America's Icon -- the Bald Eagle
Artist
Judi Dressler
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
It was a blue sky day in winter, and this Bald Eagle was out hunting. He had flown from the tree where he and his sweetie had been adding sticks to their huge nest in preparation for a new family. Nowadays he spends most of his time in the tree or in the nest. He will be an attentive father and mate, bringing food to the family while she is sitting on eggs and caring for the babies, and the female will also occasionally hunt, leaving the male in charge of nest duty. Eagles return to the same nest and nesting territory each year. If they successfully produce young at a nest, they are likely to return to that nest year after year. Eagles are monogamous and mate for life, but if one of the pair dies, the other will select a new mate.
The Bald Eagle has been the national emblem of the United States since 1782 and a spiritual symbol for native people for far longer than that. It is not always so majestic in habits: it often feeds on carrion, including dead fish washed up on shore, and it steals food from Ospreys and other smaller birds. At other times, however, it is a powerful predator. Look for them soaring in solitude, chasing other birds for their food, or gathering by the hundreds in winter. Once endangered by hunting and pesticides, Bald Eagles have flourished under protection.
Photo taken on February 21, 2020, near Hygiene, Colorado.
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Comments (30)
Sarah Irland
Congratulations, Judi, on your Top Finish in the Eagles in Flight Photography Contest for this wonderful photograph! Voted. L/F
Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, Judi – your stunning scene finished fourth overall and third place among group members in the Go Take a Hike Photography Group’s Eagles in Flight photo contest! It will be placed on the group homepage as a special feature for the week, as well in the Contest Winners thread in the group discussion board for archive.
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group l/f/p
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This stunning image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Art for Ever with You” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2020 May: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. Also feel free to post your feature on our group Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/296998814248643/ Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan (May 26, 2020)
Brian Tada
So very beautiful, Judi! Gorgeous lighting, clarity, wingspan, bokeh and awesome timing! Outstanding work! F/L
Don Columbus
Congratulations Judi, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Don Columbus
Congratulations Judi, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Morris Finkelstein
Beautiful flight photograph of a Bald Eagle with great colors, light, timing, and clarity, Judi! Great light on the Eagle! F/L
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