Three-year old bald eagles and their mottled camouflage make trying to capture them with a camera difficult.
This one almost blends in with the water to the point of making my camera struggle with the focus.
She did get her fish and I got my shot.
Note the distinctive 3 year-old dark stripe through her eye.
The 3 year old bald eagle, on the right, had been perched on the branch just below it.
The adult bald eagle, on the left, flew in, wanting the perch.
Both eagles were instantly in the air.
Talons a very real threat.
Ultimately both birds tumbled to the right with the 3 year old chasing the adult.
The upper bird is a 4 year old bald eagle, and he has a fish he just caught.
The lower bird is a two year old eagle and like all bald eagles, is trying to steal the fish for his own breakfast.
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Juvenile bald eagle so close above me I thought if I put my camera down I could touch him…
Fish are slippery and hard to hold onto, even when you have sharp talons.
This 2 year old eagle certainly flipped this fish away and behind himself, alas.
On second thought, the fish was probably happy about the outcome of his flight.
This is the first photo of two.
It gives you the view I had when I caught the motion of the immature eagle through the upper trees and snapped the shot.
The second view is a close up of the 1 year old as he hurtled through the trees.
He has a fish, and out of sight is the 3 year old eagle chasing him, wanting to steal the yearling’s fish.
I don’t know the ending – the chase was at top speed and quickly out of my sight.
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