This immature Bald Eagle’s feathering is striking and beautifully complex , likely a year or two away from transforming into full adult plumage.
Subject: RaptorsFocus: Bald Eagles, EaglesA bald eagle carries its freshly caught Mississippi River fish toward nearby trees for a quiet meal.
Subject: RaptorsFocus: Bald Eagles, EaglesAn immature Bald Eagle making its getaway after a really nice catch. that’s a beauty!
Subject: RaptorsFocus: Bald Eagles, EaglesWatched this beauty glide with grace over the water for quite some time, mesmerized by a smooth operator.
Subject: RaptorsFocus: Bald Eagles, EaglesHigh o'er the coast of Alaska he flies, Wide 'cross the prairies he covers the skies (Lyrics from "An Occasional Eagle" by Fred Carter Jr.)
Subject: RaptorsFocus: Bald Eagles, Eagles“I know he’d be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly.” , John Denver.
Subject: RaptorsFocus: Bald Eagles, EaglesThe apex predator showing off one of its top gun maneuvers. Poor fish never had a chance against this Bald Eagle on the Mississippi River.
Subject: RaptorsFocus: Bald Eagles, EaglesTwo recently fledged bald eagles perch together in the nesting tree, just below the nest where they spent their early weeks.
Subject: RaptorsFocus: Bald Eagles, Eagles"Um, excuse me, are you gonna eat all that?!" A juvenile Bald Eagle is approached by an adult after catching a nice one out of the Mississippi River.
Subject: RaptorsFocus: Bald Eagles, EaglesTwo eaglets take in their surroundings with the moon over their shoulders; they are probably within 2 to 3 weeks of fledging.
Subject: RaptorsFocus: Bald Eagles, Eagles