Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in Concord, United States

Photo by Tom15

Published on Project Noah

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Field Notes

Notes:

This immature Bald Eagle had a mostly eaten goose carcass it would feed on, then pick up and fly around with.

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Comments (43)

Tom15

Thanks Pradeep and Alice I don't even know if this young eagle knew what he was doing:-)

PradeepSimon

Awesome!!!

alicelongmartin

Maybe it was trying to get rid of feathers?!

Tom15

Thanks Carol.

Carol Snow Milne

Fantastic series! Great job!

Tom15

Thanks Christy.

ChristyHolland

Fantastic, Tom!!

Tom15

Thanks staccy. The second one is better, but it doesn't show all of the goose.

staccyh

Wow, beautiful series..I love the second photo.

Tom15

Thanks Fyn. It really makes my day when I am lucky enough to see nature in action like this.

Fyn Kynd

Amazing shots as always, Tom!

Tom15

Thanks for the nice comments bherath, Jolly and namitha!

Namitha

Spectacular! Congratulations on this wonderful shot and SOTD...

Jolly Ibañez

Congratulations Tom

Bhagya Herath

great spotting ....

Tom15

Thanks Gilma and mcaul.

mcaul6515

That is amazing!! Congrats!

Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman

Congratulations on the SOTD, Tom15. Well deserved. Your Pictures are just fantastic as always, so much detail it amazes me, thank you for sharing.

Tom15

Thanks and gracias for all the comments and Karen for choosing this eagle series for SOTD!

Kranti Dhiman

congrats !! nice series !!!

Maria dB

Congratulations, Tom!

ToshimiDowaki

Great SOTD!

SachindraUmesh

this is stunning!!!!!

RiekoS

This is wonderful series, Tom. Bald eagle is my best favorite eagle of all!

MarcTe

great series! congrats on your well deserved SOTD ;)

Seema Swami

Amazing series Tom !! Congrats for the SOTD !!

Mark Ridgway

Not surprised re SOTD Tom. Congrats.

Sergio Monteiro

It is a great series, Tom, and a well deserved SoTD. Congratulations.

EmilyMarino

You sir, are a bad ass! Gorgeous series!

Jessé Filho

Lindas imagens!!! Beautiful

AntónioGinjaGinja

Great series Tom,congrats on the SOTD and thanks for sharing

LuisStevens

Congrat again Tom! Very well deserved SOTD!.

KarenL

Congrats Tom - you've done it again! An immature bald eagle flies with the remains of its kill in our Spotting of the Day. Although its diet mainly consists of fish, the bald eagle is an opportunist predator that will hunt a variety of prey, in this case a goose. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153419553535603&set=a.10152383557885603.943728.10150120463815603&type=1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/396104166604431360

Tom15

Thanks Luis.

LuisStevens

Amazing series Tom!

Tom15

Thanks Mark. This immature bird let me get fairly close for the pictures. When I left, it was sitting in a tree above me.

Mark Ridgway

Extraordinary series Tom.

Tom15

Thanks Janine. I was lucky to be in the right place at the right time.

JanineLingTurner

amazing shots!