Pole Position
by Joy McAdams
Title
Pole Position
Artist
Joy McAdams
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
A Bald Eagle lands with his fish catch on a pile-on. This image taken at Kootenay Lake in British Columbia, Canada at the break of day before the sun came up. The dim light provided for an almost painterly feel when processed. Yes, the water IS that color in that low-light; my husband says if you don't believe it, he feels sorry for you!
The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, from Greek hali "sea", aiētos "eagle", leuco "white", cephalos "head") 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. 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- November Logo for the Wildlife Group, October 2015
3rd Place- "Bird of Prey Photographs" contest- Feb. 2018
3rd Place (tie)- Birds Contest- August 2015
This image has been featured in the following FAA Groups:
Wings
Wildlife One a Day 8/09/2015
Mixed Media Art for Artists and Photographers 8/23//2016
FAA Portraits- Birds 9/03/2016
Animal Photographs 2/21/2018
Nikon Full Frame Cameras 2/25/2018
Music CD Cover Designs 2/21/2018
KINGDOM Animalia 2/22/2018
Wild Birds of the World 2/23/2018
10 Plus 2/27/2018
Your Very Best Photography 4/10/2018
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January 7th, 2015
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