Bald Eagle
by Teresa Zieba
Title
Bald Eagle
Artist
Teresa Zieba
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
2nd Place Win in "Birds of Prey" contest.
2nd Place Win in "American Symbol" logo contest.
The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, from Greek hali "sea", ais "eagle", leuco "white", cephalos "head") is a bird of prey found in North America. A sea eagle, it has two known sub-species 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.
Bald eagles are not actually bald; the name derives from an older meaning of "white headed". The adult is mainly brown with a white head and tail. The sexes are identical in plumage, but females are about 25 percent larger than males. The beak is large and hooked. The plumage of the immature is brown.
The bald eagle is both the national bird and national animal of the United States of America.
Featured in the following FAA groups:
American Symbol - Aug 31, 2015
FAA Portraits - Birds - Nov 29, 2016
Birds of the World - Dec 11, 2017
Animal Photographs - Dec 14, 2017
A Birding Group - Wings! - Dec 14, 2017
1000 Views on 1 Image - Dec 15, 2017
The World We See Group - Dec 22, 2017
KINGDOM Animalia - Dec 24, 2017
Animal Photographs - Dec 28, 2017
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December 8th, 2011
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Comments (231)
Alex Mir
Congratulations, Teresa! Your outstanding Animal Photograph is now featured in the 100 Favorite group! L/F/Ig
Lexa Harpell
Strong and striking portrait -beautifully captured Teresa - Congratulations on your feature! :)
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups nominated images by your fellow artist in the Special Features #7 promotion discussion. Please visit and pass on the love to another artist.
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group l/f/p
Don Columbus
Congratulations Teresa, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings"! I invite you to place it in the group's "2017 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Teresa Zieba
I'm delighted to have this image featured in "Birds of the World" group. Thank you Sharon.