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Title
The Morning Catch
Artist
Joy McAdams
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Wings outstretched and with a freshly caught fish in it's talons grasp, a Bald Eagle attempts a landing on a snow-covered wharf piling.
This image, taken at Kootenay Lake, B.C., Canada, was taken on a day with a fine snow falling and the sun peeking through clouds, causing the waters beind the eagle to shimmer with light. A magical combination!
The Bald Eagle is a bird of prey found in North America. A sea eagle, it has two known subspecies and forms a species pair with the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla). 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 and the largest tree nests ever recorded for any animal species, up to 4 m (13 ft) deep, 2.5 m (8.2 ft) wide, and 1 metric ton (1.1 short tons) in weight.[2] 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 both the national bird and national animal of the United States of America. The bald eagle appears on its seal. In the late 20th century it was on the brink of extirpation in the contiguous United States. Populations have since recovered and the species was removed from the U.S. government's list of endangered species on July 12, 1995 and transferred to the list of threatened species. It was removed from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife in the Lower 48 States on June 28, 2007.
2nd Place- Words That Rhyme with Drip Contest- Drips Drops and or Dots group- March 2017
Featured in the following FAA groups:
Predators 6/10/2017
Uploaded
March 1st, 2017
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Viewed 1,179 Times - Last Visitor from Hailey, ID on 04/17/2024 at 4:05 PM
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Texas, TX - United States
Congratulations on your Special Feature Front Page 1000 Views on 1 Image Group Nominated by Your Fellow Artists March, 2023
Port Orange, FL - United States
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 Views on One Image Group's Special Features Nominations For Promotion #24 . Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views on One Image Group....L/F/Tw
WEST RYDE, NS - Australia
Fabulous capture and nominating your for a feature in the "1000 Views" group in the "Special Features Nominations For Promotion #24 (Nominations Only)" discussion thread! f/l/tw
Richardson, TX - United States
Wow brilliant capture! Nominating for special feature on the 1000 view group...fav/t/p/l
Port Orange, FL - United States
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Feel free to place your featured image in the Features Archive and any Genre specific Archive l/f/p
Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Wonderful bird capture, lighting, shading, color and artwork! F/L …voted for this one in the Birds of Prey contest
San Francisco Bay Area, CA - United States
Joy, what a superb catch by you and the eagle! Awe-inspiring and perfectly timed, with the beautiful background bokeh complementing this amazing portrait! F/L
Richland, WA - United States
Awwwwemazing! fv/l/p/fb
Joy McAdams replied:
Thank you Molly for the awwwwemazing! fv/l/p/fb! It is all so very appreciated!!
Florida - United States
Such beautiful timing, Awesome, Joy! l/fv
Joy McAdams replied:
Catalina, thank you so much for your support. This was an unexpected opportunity in which everything just went right. A very good day!
San Francisco, CA - United States
What an excellent capture for an excellent bird of prey. Your skill in photography is superb, Joy. Liked
Saint Charles, IL - United States
Great photo! Congrats on your second place finish in the Words that Rhyme with Drip contest! Thank you for contributing your beautiful photo!
Joy McAdams replied:
Thank you so much Daniel, I was honored to place so highly in your groups contest.
Quakertown, PA - United States
Magnificent capture! Congrats on your 2nd place win in the Words That Rhyme with Drip contest! L
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