15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Eagle Soaring
This mature Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) was gliding in the wind on a gray-white overcast day looking for fish below. In May into July, Alewife (fish in the herring family) "run" from the salt water of the Atlantic Ocean into fresh-water ponds flowing into the ocean, to spawn.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 06.2016 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2017 |
Photo Location: | Mt. Desert, Maine, United States of America |
Camera: | NIKON D7200 |
Copyright: | © George Sanker |