When I first spotted this bird perched on a distant piece of floating driftwood, I assumed that it was a cormorant. The more I looked at it, though, the more I thought that the body proportions were wrong for a cormorant.
I was a bit shocked when I zoomed in and discovered that it was a Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). Why was the eagle perched like this? Was it looking for a moment of solitude?
Somehow the solitary eagle reminded me of a shipwrecked sailor, adrift in the vast expanses of the ocean.
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Nice Mike! Cool image!
Well, wonders never cease! Being from NZ I know little about your Bald Eagles but even so I’d never have expected to see a photo of this bird in an extremely watery situation like this! I’m amazed! And good on you for being so observant!
Very cool!
I’m sure they like to take in the peacefulness of nature sometimes too! 🙂
I think you may be right.