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This mature bald eagle was pursuing the juvenile, who had just forced an osprey to drop this fish, then caught it mid-air. Quite an aerial spectacle!
Bald Cypress are common along the lower James River and its tributaries. They like to grow in fresh to brackish water and have a unique root system that sticks out of the water. The roots help hold in sediment and are important to building and preserving coastline. They also serve as homes to osprey and Bald Eagles. Look closely and you can see a pair of Osprey who just paired up for spring.
Len Pettitt and I took a walk on the Strathcona Riverside Trail to see if the Eagles were nesting this year. We weren't disappointed. The female was on the nest and twice we saw the male fly over. She rose up briefly when he came in and then settled back on the nest.
If all goes well for them their young ones will fledge in mid July.
This nest has been occupied continuously since 2004. Local naturalist Dick Dekker has been documenting this site since then.
Bald Eagle
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Flying around the Lagoon trying to grab one of the many young Goslings huddled in a group being protected by adults.
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. These regal birds aren’t really bald, but their white-feathered heads gleam in contrast to their chocolate-brown body and wings. 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.
Rather than do their own fishing, Bald Eagles often go after other creatures’ catches. A Bald Eagle will harass a hunting Osprey until the smaller raptor drops its prey in midair, where the eagle swoops it up. A Bald Eagle may even snatch a fish directly out of an Osprey’s talons. Fishing mammals (even people sometimes) can also lose prey to Bald Eagle piracy.
One of the many highlights of the day yesterday and this we saw on our way home. :) After I spotted him sitting high in a dead tree, Anita managed a wild U-turn and we went back. Not great shots of him through the windshield I had to get out of the car which caused him to take flight. What a great ending to an awesome, memory making sort of day! :)
This is Bald River Falls after an Autumn drought! Just a comparison shot of two completely different looks of Bald River!!! Happy Sunday Everyone!!!
I saw this guy early today and he stuck around about an hour, perching on various roof tops and trees before flying around the small lake. A lot of fun!
I went out to Harrison Mills this morning and found that the water level had come up quite a bit. There was not very many Bald Eagles to be found. High water means that there there would not be many salmon bodies to be found by the eagles and they would have to go elsewhere for food.
I had never seen the water so high at Chehalis Flats but there were still a few eagles further up the road.
Balder is the Norse god of light, purity, and beauty.
He is loved by gods and humans alike for his kindness and fairness.
His death brings sorrow and darkness to the world of the gods.
Balder’s fall marks the beginning of fate moving toward Ragnarök.
Yet his return after the end of the world promises renewal and hope. Made with help from ChatCPT
Redwood National and State Parks staff observed that the spring bloom of lupine in the park’s Bald Hills was one of the best in years, and we were fortunate to be there at peak bloom time.Bald Hills Road winds up the eastern edge of Redwood National Park, passing magnificent stands of redwoods, then up through grassy meadows filled with riverbank lupine, along with stands of Canadian white oak.
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Weather created crappy backdrops and lighting, but, this eagle flew right over me with its catch. Seen near Ketchikan, Alaska
A bird that requires no introduction. The Bald Eagle. This adult was one of just three or so perched along the northern Delaware Water Gap on a cloudy morning. A typical winter sees larger numbers of eagles in this region, but the high temperatures have taken their toll. The ice seemed to be gone as soon as it formed, resulting in more open waterways for eagles to disperse to. This is great for the eagles, but bad for photographers. Still, the few eagles that were present appeared to be resident birds, meaning they were a tad more acclimated to onlookers. I photographed this individual from the car as to not startling him/her. I had only a few minutes with this bird before a fast passing truck spooked it across the river. Are any of these images going win an award? No, but it was nice to see one close to ground level with a green background for a change. I usually see these birds flying high overhead or perched so high in a tree that there's no image to be had.