A bald eagle spreads its enormous wings, showing why these raptors rank among North America's broadest-winged birds.

Mama keeps a watchful eye on her lone eaglet as it struts with purpose from one end of the nest to the other.

An American Bald Eagle banks south over the Mississippi River, the Father of Waters, riding the winter air on a bitterly cold day with its broad wings outstretched.

Love is in the air as a pair of bald eagles tends its Mooseheart nest, raising hopes for a new clutch of eggs and eaglets in spring.

Young bald eagles spend more time away from the nest by August, yet still return to the nesting tree each evening.

Young Eagle: “Look what I caught Uncle Baldy!” Uncle Baldy: “That’s a mighty nice catch you have there young’un, thanks for all the fish!”.

Mama Eagle has been raising Bald Eaglets in this nest for many years, and this season was a little different , just one young one in the family.

A juvenile bald eagle skims the icy, glass-smooth Mississippi River with wings spread and talons extended, making a precise grab at the water's surface.

A pair of bald eagles shares a quiet sunset at their Mooseheart nest as they prepare for another nesting season in northern Illinois.

A couple of immature Bald Eagles tussle in the sky above the frozen Mississippi River.