Eagles of Kachemak Bay
March seems to be a good month to see the iconic Seal of America in its natural habitat. I spent a week photographing eagles with Robert O’Toole http://www.robertotoole.com/) and Scott Bourne in Homer, AK https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer, Alaska). We were based at the Lands’ End Resort https://www.lands-end-resort.com/) at the end of the ‘spit’ of land that stretches halfway across Kachemak Bay. Our two local guides and boat drivers were Gabe King and Curt Jackson with Mako’s Water Taxi service http://www.makoswatertaxi.com/)
The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 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, up to 4 m (13 ft) deep, 2.5 m (8.2 ft) wide, and 1 ton in weight. Sexual maturity is attained at the age of four to five years.
Bald eagles are not actually bald; the name derives from an older meaning of the word, "white headed". The adult is mainly brown with a white head and tail. The sexes are identical in plumage, but females are about 25 percent larger than males. The beak is large and hooked. The plumage of the immature is brown.
The bald eagle is the national bird of the United States of America and appears on its seal. https://identify.whatbird.com/obj/25/overview/Bald_Eagle.aspx
Read MoreThe bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 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, up to 4 m (13 ft) deep, 2.5 m (8.2 ft) wide, and 1 ton in weight. Sexual maturity is attained at the age of four to five years.
Bald eagles are not actually bald; the name derives from an older meaning of the word, "white headed". The adult is mainly brown with a white head and tail. The sexes are identical in plumage, but females are about 25 percent larger than males. The beak is large and hooked. The plumage of the immature is brown.
The bald eagle is the national bird of the United States of America and appears on its seal. https://identify.whatbird.com/obj/25/overview/Bald_Eagle.aspx
