It’s tough to be so loved and admired, to be an American icon and a symbol of great strength. Lucky for this eagle, his ego will be a little smaller because of a little bird (well little sitting next to this eagle) who absolutely despises him! As I was in absolute awe that I got lucky enough to get up close and photograph this stunning bird, the bird next to him was determined to shoo him away. At one point the little bird was hanging off his tail feathers trying to yank them out with his beak and flapping around the poor eagle’s head and making a hell of a racket. I guess having a large and cunning predator so close to home must be a bit distressing. It was also spring time in Yellowstone National Park, which probably meant chicks in a nest that need protecting. Lucky for the little bird that the eagle didn’t seem on the hunt for lunch. Also lucky for me and my camera that the eagle didn’t seem at all surprised or phased to have this annoying bird bothering him, and just sat his ground looking as regal as ever. What a fantastic experience!
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Looks like David and Goliath, but this time Goliath won I guess:). Congratulations with this marvelous picture of such an impressing bird!
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Thanks Greta, I love your analogy! I think Goliaths usually win, which is why people like that story so much 😉
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Great picture and story. In the spring, we watch squirrels chase a hawk out of “their” tree. Sometimes the little guys win.
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Yay for the squirrels and hope for the little guys everywhere!
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They are majestic aren’t they? I remember while I was out hiking on one of our local trails here, I heard this squeaky bird calling, I looked up and it was a bald eagle! I had no clue that their call is so weak sounding for such a majestic bird. Great photo by the way!
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Thanks Margaret! I have no idea what they sound like, was it a baby one maybe? Although the young ones don’t have the white head yet. Hopefully I get to encounter more of them on my travels.
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hard to explain, oh look it up on a video, I just did……up close it sounds louder but at a distance, it sounds squeaky to me, like a squeaky door.
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Holy cow, they sound so different than I imagined! Like a really shrill sound. So glad you mentioned it in a comment, that was very cool!
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Haha cool huh? Even osprey sound more exciting than an eagle.
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most movies depict a red tail hawk sound as an eagles scream
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Good to know! I made sure I watched one where the actual eagle making the noise was also in the video.
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If you like hawks and such, swing by my page on occasion. They are my passion.
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Will do, look forward to it!
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A great shot. How do you call that little bird in English? A thrush? (Pie in French)
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I’m not sure. There are back and white birds in Australia that we call Magpies, but I think this US bird was different.
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You are so right! Magpie! I’d forgotten the word. Thrush is different. (Grive in French) 🙂
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Bald Eagles are awesome. Very nice photo.
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Thanks, I think so too! I was so lucky to get up close to this one, and he was happy sitting for a while, so I had plenty of time to take a lot of photos.
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Majestic!
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Thanks and welcome to my blog!
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