Bald Eagle: Poised & Polished

[Ioway]

Sorting a few more shots from earlier this year...

Photo #1 This particular bird is a good specimen of a healthy mature Bald Eagle... clean bright white feathers, clear bright eyes, a smoothly polished beak and a striking pose. Looking at the original large photo files, the natural beauty of this wild Bald Eagle is evident.


Photo #2 What's up? If this were a multiple choice question asking why is the bird looking up, which answer would you select?

A: The bird is stretching to relieve a sore, stiff neck.

B: The Eagle is gargling mouthwash to rid itself of Eagle morning breath.

C: It is thinking... "It's a bird. It's a plane. No it is Superman!"

D: It is laughing uproariously at a funny joke.

E: It is gawking at and talking at another Bald Eagle flying past directly overhead.


Photo #3 This is just a crop from photo #2. I wanted to show a slightly larger view of the open mouth so that people with a curiosity can get a better look at the unique structure of the roof of a Bald Eagle's mouth. The pose with the head pointed up and the mouth wide open is not one that I see posted by other photographers.

Thanks for looking ( Oh by the way the correct multiple choice answer was "E" )

Ioway

Just a final thought. Based on my limited experience, people don't get close-ups of wild Bald Eagles by chasing them. People will not be able to sneak up on a wild Bald Eagle. The close-ups I manage to get are a result of the Bald Eagles letting me get relatively close when they do not feel pressured.

[Frogstar]

Fantastic images as usual.

[gilfish]

WOW!

[dougste]

Great job as always! And you are correct about not sneaking up on these

Doug

[bill8131]

Beautiful images!!!

[MikeB]

simply beautiful, love the open Jaw

[AlaskanEagleEye]

I am so envious!! Marvelous shots.