This photo represents the first time I have been close enough to an eagle to take photos of them eating. Well, that isn't including a mouse which you wouldn't have been able to see anyway. Fish seem to be the majority of their diet on the rive where I film. And why not? Fishing is good and they are fairly easy to catch. But, eagles generally do have a much broader diet and I am sure if the opportunity presented itself, they would go after other birds and mammals.
This particular eagle has a very commanding presence, even among the eagles. It is only now turning, so it is a pretty young bird, but it is already a force to deal with. It is the same eagle I posted where it was sitting on the dead tree and also the one that was upset because the tree was no longer there.
This is also the first eagle I have ever heard vocalize and I was not impressed with it's call. It is not nearly as loud or powerful sounding as you would think. I have heard a few wrens that could give it a run for it's money.
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