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Cecille Kennedy
Depoe Bay State Park, Oregon
02/15/2023
04:17 pm

Equipment Details:

Nikon. 500mm

Post-processing Details:

drastic cropping, contrast, sharpen in Photoshop

Image Details:

At the topmost branch of a very tall spruce tree this fierce looking bald eagle is perched, surveying his surroundings overlooking a river. The bald eagle subsists mainly on fish which it swoops down upon and snatches from the water with its talons.
Bald eagles are not actually bald; the name derives from an older meaning of the word, "white headed." There was a time when bald meant white.