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The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, from Greek hali- = sea, aiētos = eagle, leuco- = white, cephalos = head) is a bird of prey found in North America. A sea eagle, it has two known sub-species and forms a species pair with the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla). Its range includes most of Canada and Alaska, all of the contiguous United States, and northern Mexico. It is found near large bodies of open water with an abundant food supply and old-growth trees for nesting.
The bald eagle is an opportunistic feeder which subsists mainly on fish, which it swoops down and snatches from the water with its talons. It builds the largest nest of any North American bird and the largest tree nests ever recorded for any animal species, up to 4m deep, 2.5m wide, and 1 tonne in weight. Sexual maturity is attained at the age of 4-5 years.
Bald eagles are not actually bald; the name derives from an older meaning of "white headed". The adult is mainly brown with a white head and tail. The sexes are identical in plumage, but females are about 25% larger than males. The beak is large and hooked. The plumage of the immature is brown.
The bald eagle is both the national bird and national animal of the USA. The bald eagle appears on its Seal. In the late 20th century it was on the brink of extirpation in the continental USA. Populations recovered and the species was removed from the US federal government's list of endangered species on 12 July 1995 and transferred to the list of threatened species. It was removed from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife in the Lower 48 States on 28 June 2007.
The female above was at the Hawk Conservancy, near Andover in Hampshire.
This bird must have seen or heard me or the camera as it suddenly put the air brakes on and flew away.
Young oriental pied hornbill in the Singapore Botanic Gardens, Jan 2017. © 2017, Cheah Cheng Poh. All rights reserved.
Waiting on me to move before she come to the bird feed try. I have lots of mourning dove's in my back yard.
Made this for a tiled sculpture that I am doing..hence I haven't really splurged on the details yet..will finish once the sculpture is well underway...
Made with ink and watercolor pencils..
Glancing in the night sky she could see a celestial blue bird crossing her constellations so she joined in orbital motion within it.
Mixed Media on L'Anaquarelle
11 x 14
Salt treated acrylic, white ink, vintage blueprints, magazine clips, orbit gum package, vintage sheet music, tape transfer feet, old pencil box, clip from "Fourteen Weeks in Astronomy" by Steele (copyright page missing, late 1800's?)
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This class was looking at rainforest species so we built some junk/modroc sculptures. We had some difficulty making them stand, hence the flowerpot props!
We get Sparrowhawks, Little Owls occasionally. This was in our tree in the garden, when it flew off it was typical bird of prey, it had some kind of rodent as it flew off.
Kelly in her magnificent bird head, me as a chicken and Terry who stole Tim's (homemade!) Ernie head!
These birds have been clocked at speeds in excess of 240mph in a dive and then incur 50G as they pull out of one (fighter pilots black out around 12G). Here he is fitted with his hood to keep him calm and a radio transmitter just in case he makes a bid for the hills.
I tried to capture him flying whilst he was swooping after the leather lure - failed miserably.
Young mute swans pair bonding at Charnwood Water, Loughborough. I'm stuck at home till later, I bet my swans' eggs have hatched and I'm missing out !?!?