Standing Guard #4
by Bruce Bley
Title
Standing Guard #4
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
I took this photograph of a bald eagle this yesterday while visiting Lawrence Park between Sterling and Rock Falls, Illinois. The eagle have made a remarkable comeback in our area because of laws protecting the tis bird. The Rock River which flows between the two cities of Sterling and Rock Falls allows the eagles to have an abundant food source during the winter. There are times when a person could see anywhere between 2 to 20 eagles at a time.
The Bald Eagle is a bird of prey found in North America. A sea eagle, it has two known sub-species 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 "white headed". The adult is mainly brown with a white head and tail. The sexes are identical in plumage, but females are 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 continental United States. Populations recovered and the species was removed from the U.S. federal 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.
I hope you have enjoyed this photograph and will share it with others. You can see more of my work on my homepage. Thank you for visiting and please comeback as I add to the various galleries.
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Comments (16)
Donna Kennedy
I would love to see just one of these majestic birds, let alone two! Great shot Bruce!...f/v
Bruce Bley replied:
They are pretty wonderful to see, Donna. I hope you get the chance. Thank you for your comment and vote.
Bruce Bley
Thank you again for the feature in the group "Weekly FUN For ALL Mediums SUBJECT BIRDS", Chrisann. I am very grateful for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Suesie, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Anything Photographs. I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Thank you for the feature in the group "FAA Featured Image", Robert. I appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Thank you again for the feature in the group "Nature Photography 1 Per Day", Robert. I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Wildlife One A Day" group Mariola. I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Randy Rosenberger
Great shot, Bruce, of this fine pair of American bald eagles. My fave bird! What a fine piece of artwork for me to proudly display on our Featured Artwork section of our Homepage, within our family of friends and fine artists, in our Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. It is truly an honor to showcase your talents and beautiful artworks within our site, as our members get more promotion than in most groups, as I change out our Featured Artworks section 20 to 30 images at a time, and almost on a daily basis. I also change out our Top FEATURED artists weekly. I am proud to display this fine piece of beauty you have created for us to enjoy and share with others. LIKED Forever, Elvis
Bruce Bley replied:
Randy, Thank you for the feature in the group "Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery". I appreciate your comment and I am grateful for the honor.
Diane Schuster
Great image! I wouldn't want to tangle with these guys! l/f
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for he kind words, Diane. I truly appreciate it and thank you for the like.
Nadine and Bob Johnston
Thank You for Submitting your Artwork.... Liked the subject, description, technique, composition, and color... So this week it was Published in the Internet publication ARTISTS NEWS.... Make sure you are subscribed, so you can Promote weekly... YOU or Friends Can use Ctl-C to copy the link: http://paper.li/f-1343723559 and Ctl-V to put it into your the Browser Address bar, to view the publication. Then, Tweet, FB, and email, etc a copy of the publication, to just anyone you who would be interested.
Bruce Bley replied:
Nadine and Bob, Thank you for the feature in the Internet publication of "ARTISTS NEWS". I am very grateful for the honor.
Deborah Benoit
Great shot Bruce!! v
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you so much, Deborah. I sincerely appreciate it and thank you for the vote.