15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Eagle Catch of the Day

I was photographing birds at an Alewife (fish) run in Somes Sound, near Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. As sunset approached, this mature Bald Eagle snatched a fish out of the shallow waters of low tide.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2017
Date Uploaded: 11.2017
Photo Location: Mt. Desert, Maine, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D7200
Copyright: © George Sanker