A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Project Noah Nature School
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
A bird of prey and the national bird of the United States of America. Majestic creatures that are alway a thrill to see and fascinating to watch. Adults have brown feathers and a white head and tail. They are large birds...close to 3 feet tall with a wingspan ranging from 70 - 90+ inches.
I find most of them near rivers and lockes and dams where it's easy to catch fish in the winter. They build their nests high up in the trees and I have seen some massive nests. Heard once that one of their nests weighed 1200 pounds!
Took a trip to Lock 14 along the Mississippi river in January 2011 and had the opportunity to see close to one hundred of these marvelous birds.
Spotted on Jan 7, 2011
Submitted on Jul 18, 2011
3 Comments
Yes, I got the whole series of the Eagle scooping down, catching the fish and then carrying back to the tree and eating it. The fish is in 2 of the pics. In one pic the fish is under his talon and the next one he is starting to eat it.
i guess its caught a fish in one of the snap
Nice Series!