RHH's photos with the keyword: bald eagle

This Bald Eagle was photographed in Millennium Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It had a nest in the same tree in which it was perched.

A favorite spot for eagle watching in northwest Washington in late winter and early spring is along the Mosquito Lake Road where it crosses the Nooksack River. The eagle gather there to feed on the carcasses of the salmon that have spawned and died.

There have been an extraordinary number of eagles around this winter and right after the first of the year we went to the North Fork of the Nooksack River to do some eagle watching. The eagles there had been feeding on the dead salmon along the river. I had same problems getting my long lens to work on my camera and so did not get as many pictures as I had hoped and most of the eagle were roosting in the trees on the other side of the river, but I did get a few reasonably good shots.

Taken in the Skagit Valley while visiting the tulip and daffodil fields of the bulb growers. We were fortunate to see and photograph this eagle. There have been many of them around but I've not been able to get any good photos.

This is another photo of an immature Bald Eagle, though it is very close to maturity. When young they have neither the white head nor white tail of the mature birds. These begin to develop at about two years and the birds are fully mature at 4-5 years.

This is an immature Bald Eagle, though he is very near maturity. Until two years old these birds do not have the white head and tail of the mature birds and are actually larger than the mature birds. This bird was photographed on Whidbey Island searching for rodents in a field that was being hayed.

On a recent school camping trip we were camped on a bluff in Fort Ebey State Park and this eagle flew by below us. They are not uncommon in our area but we are always delighted to see them.

This immature Bald Eagle was being attacked by a couple of Blackbirds when this photo was taken. The Blackbird in the picture had just hit the eagle in the back and was circling for another attack. The Eagle seemed helpless to defend itself. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.ca/2010/06/whidbey-island.html

The eagles are in the area nesting and fishing, and while out today I managed to get a few half decent shots. I didn't have my telephoto lens so they are a bit more distant than I would have liked. The second shot, however, is with a cheap telephoto and was taken a few days previous to the others. Also, if you have time, please take a look at my 17 year old son's photostream at www.flickr.com/photos/8686966@N02/

Taken earlier this spring at the same time as the picture below. This eagle is about two years old and is in the process of developing his or her white head and white tail.

Photographed on Whidbey Island last spring. This eagle is not fully mature as is evident from the white on the wings and the dark color on the tail. Other photos from that excursion can be seen at: ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2010/06/whidbey-isl... .