Liftoff

Here is a photo of a bald eagle lifting off of a carcass it had been feeding on. This carcass appears to have been frozen in the water sometime during the winter. At the time of this photo it had been visible for a number of weeks, and eagles had been reported feeding on it regularly. A week or so after this photo was taken, a black bear pulled the carcass out of the water to feed on it.

 

Floating Island Lake, Yellowstone National Park.

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