Taking off in Splendor - Juvenile Bald Eagle
by Judi Dressler
Title
Taking off in Splendor - Juvenile Bald Eagle
Artist
Judi Dressler
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Photograph - Photography
Description
It was a blue sky day in winter, and this Juvenile Bald Eagle was out hunting, sitting on a pole and looking around. He didn't seem the least bit bothered when we stopped our car and hung our long lenses out of the windows, so we stayed and he stayed, but eventually he flew off. Don't you love those huge gorgeous wings?!
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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February 22nd, 2020
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Comments (10)
Lorraine Baum
Congratulations Judi! Your wonderful image has been featured in the All COLORADO Group! Please post it in the All COLORADO discussion: ‘Featured Images Archive for January 1 - March 31, 2024’. L/F
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 20, 2020)
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