Last Saturday morning I spotted a Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) perched in the middle of a tangle of small trees at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge. My view was partially obscured by a large number of branches, but I still managed to focus on the eagle.
I captured this sequence of shots when the eagle unexpectedly took off. The eagle had to maneuver its wings carefully until it was away from the branches and in the final photo the eagle was finally able to display its impressive wingspan.
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My goodness! That first image is just amazing 🙂