Winter in Yellowstone is magic and the best time to see Bald Eagles perched on leafless birchtrees. |
The largest of eagles with a wingspan of up to 240cm., it catches rodents and fish and scavenges carcasses. It is the first one to arrive when wolves make a kill. |
In Point Lobos, California this black and white eagle is an Osprey ( Balbuzard Pecheur) it feeds entirely on fish. |
This mother Osprey in an island of Belize waits till her juvenile can fly out of the nest. |
Spotted in Ethiopia, the African Fish Eagle is the largest eagle in Africa with a wingspan of up to 210cm. A pirate, it snatches fish from heron, pelican etc.. |
Africa has other beautiful eagles like this Martial Eagle perched on a tree in the Serengeti Park in Tanzania and ... |
... the Long Crested Eagle spotted in Ethiopia is the only African eagle with a long crest. It eats rodents. |
In Patagonia this Black Breasted Eagle landed close to us and surprised... |
... took off and flew away. |
The Brown Snake Eagle, here in Belize, eats all kind of snakes. It can kill cobras and mambas up to 3m. long. |
This Goshawk is between an eagle and a Hawk ( Faucon). |
I laughed looking at this photo because the Hawk just poohed when I took the photo near Berkeley. |