Happy Bald Eagle Couple
by Priscilla Burgers
Title
Happy Bald Eagle Couple
Artist
Priscilla Burgers
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This male and female pair of bald eagles was perched high in a treetop in Yellowstone National Park. I captured this image in the winter when I was on a snow coach tour of the park . The pair was going through a raucous mating ritual for at least twenty minutes before the female finally flew off. The Bald Eagle is a bird of prey found in North America. 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 13 feet deep, 8.2 feet wide, and 1.1 tons in weight. Sexual maturity is attained at the age of four to five years.
Bald Eagles are not actually bald; the name comes 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 in1995 and transferred to the list of threatened species. It was removed from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife in the Lower 48 States in 2007.
NATURE LOVE Contest - 9/3/2015
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ANIMAL COUPLES OR FAMILIES Contest - 8/19/2015
THIRD PLACE
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Winner - 08/24/2014
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ABC Group - E Is For Eagles - 10/20/2014
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Women Photographers Group - 1/27/2017
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Animal Mania Group - 3/6/2018
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Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups nominated images by your fellow artist in the Special Features #12 promotion discussion. Please visit and pass on the love to another artist.
Alana Thrower
Gorgeous capture of this beautiful pair! Nominating in the 1000 Views group! l/f/t/p/fb
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group l/f/p
Dawn Currie
Thank you for submitting this fine image of this identified wild bird. It is now featured on the homepage of Wild Birds Of The World - A Nature Photography Group. Please take a moment to add it to the 2019 Thanks and Features Thread discussion for additional visibility.
Jeff Iverson
Congratulations your wonderful work is now featured on Artist Salon 1! Please add your work to our Discussion archive for features.
Hanne Lore Koehler
What a spectacular capture, Priscilla! Fantastic light and composition! Congratulations on your Wisconsin Flowers And Scenery SHOWCASED ARTIST feature! L/F
Randy Rosenberger
A big congratulations to you for being chosen as our 'SHOWCASED ARTIST' of the week for the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. Your art works are very indicative of a professional, and it is a true honor to "showcase" your art pieces for this week in this new venue we are providing for our members. Thanks for your awesome submissions, and it is an honor to have you as a member of our family of friends and fine artists within the WFS group. Special thanks and congratulations from your administrator, Randy "Elvis" Rosenberger
Connor Beekman
Congratulations, Priscilla! Your amazing photo is now featured in the National Parks group! You are invited to post this image in the Featured Images discussion so that it has a permanent place to be seen.
Don Columbus
Congratulations Priscilla, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2017 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Maria Hunt
Beautiful work, Priscilla. Congratulations on your 2nd place finish in the Animal Love contest. F/L
Janice Rae Pariza
Congratulations on your 2nd Place win in Nature Love! Wonderful work, perfect detail.
Emmy Vickers
What a great find and capture! Two of them...wow Priscilla! Fabulous scene; love the texture. Nicely composed. L.
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