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Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Photo by beaker98
Published on Project Noah
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41.5747, -90.4051

Field Notes

Habitat:

Roosting in trees along the Mississippi River. They spend much of the winter near the dams, filling up on fish.

Notes:

The eagles are back at the dams in great numbers, so it is nice to have something consistent to photograph again.

Reference Links:

Bald Eagles, Bald Eagle Pictures, Bald Eagle Facts - National Geographic

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Comments (14)
beaker98
Sorry for the delayed reply Desmond. Glad you like the photos! Thanks for taking care of that as well Ashley!
AshleyT
Being able to get into more than 5 missions is a glitch when using Chrome as your internet browser. I'll remove it from "Birds of Illinois" mission for you, Bil
Desmond.E.S.O
WOW! Picture #3 AMAZING! Picture #2 INCREDIBLE! Picture #1
beaker98
Thanks Maria! I got 6 missions purely by accident. I noticed that I had marked Birds of Illinois, and went back to edit it and put Iowan Biodiversity. When editing, it allowed me to uncheck, but when I updated, it kept Birds of Illinois for some reason. I tried to fix it three or four times, but it continued to do the same thing.
Maria dB
Wonderful flight shots! How did you manage to get into 6 missions?
beaker98
Thank you so much Sckel! It's nice that you noticed I was gone. Life can definitely get in the way, as it has for me. Thanks for your kind words as always:)
Sckel
great job, bill. I missed your photos. happy new year. :)
beaker98
Dang! In my account with my students again! Not sure how I got logged in to one. Anyways Knapperbill is me:)
Knapperbill
Thanks Logan! I'm lucking to be in this area and see these gorgeous birds often. It's amazing how they have bounced back. I've lived here most of my life and didn't even see one until I was in my late teens. Now they seem to be everywhere! Thanks DrNamgyaIT,Sherpa. The challenge lies in withstanding the cold temperatures for several hours and finding the best lighting. This area has the sun facing me most of the day, but there are a couple of prime hours where the sun is positioned just right.
DrNamgyalTSherpa
You might have put in quite a lot of time and effort for these photos. Nice series anyway, Bill!
LuckyLogan
Beautiful beaker. Glad too see the eagles again!
James McNair
Back at ya Bill. Happy and prosperous New Year to you and yours!
beaker98
Thank you very much James! Happy New Year!

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PublishedDecember 31, 2014

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