Urban Scavenger, Bald Eagle At Florida Landfill
by Felix Lai
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Urban Scavenger, Bald Eagle At Florida Landfill
Artist
Felix Lai
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
This photo captured a beautiful bald eagle at a Florida landfill. It is sad to see a majestic bird feeding on human trash!
The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a bird of prey found in North America. A sea eagle, it has two known subspecies and forms a species pair with the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla). Its range includes most of Canada and Alaska, all of the contiguous United States, and northern Mexico. It is found near large bodies of open water with an abundant food supply and old-growth trees for nesting.
The bald eagle is an opportunistic feeder which subsists mainly on fish, which it swoops down and snatches from the water with its talons. It builds the largest nest of any North American bird and the largest tree nests ever recorded for any animal species, up to 4 m (13 ft) deep, 2.5 m (8.2 ft) wide, and 1 metric ton (1.1 short tons) in weight. Sexual maturity is attained at the age of four to five years.
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April 14th, 2023
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Comments (7)
June Pauline Zent
WOW Felix, You were fortunate to record this image of a Bald Eagle. Excellent capture
Stephanie Moore
King of the Castle - Marvellous shot, Felix - it is heartbreaking that he has been reduced to this! FL
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