Bald Eagle
by Ms Judi
Title
Bald Eagle
Artist
Ms Judi
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Bald Eagle 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 4 meters (13 ft) deep, 2.5 meters (8.2 ft) wide, and one metric ton (1.1 tons) in weight.[2] Sexual maturity is attained at the age of four to five 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 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 United States of America. The Bald Eagle appears on its Seal. In the late 20th century it was on the brink of extirpation in the continental United States. Populations recovered and the species was removed from the U.S. federal government's list of endangered species on July 12, 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 June 28, 2007.
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August 20th, 2013
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Comments (62)
Wayne Stabnaw
Great capture! Like the detail on the feathers! Congratulations on your Highlight Feature! v&f
Joyce Dickens
Such a beautiful capture of this majestic eagle; congratulations on your Special Highlighted Feature in the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery Group. Promoted on Twitter this evening :-)
Deb Halloran
Ms Judi, Congratulations on your Special Highlighted Feature in the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery Group. This is such a beautiful capture..well done! vtd
Nava Jo Thompson
Wow--great capture of the Eagle! Congratulations on your SPECIAL HIGHLIGHTED ARTIST feature in WFS! f/v
Doug Kreuger
Very majestic capture, Judi! Congratulations on being among this week's WFS Special Highlighted Artists! L/V
Sharon Duguay
Congrats on your Special Highlighted Artist feature on WFS group Ms Judi ,,a great capture L/F