Four days ago, I spotted a rather large Rainbow Trout which had washed ashore. I wasn’t the only one who noticed it. Over the next few days, it was scavenged by a crow, a raven, a sub-adult Bald Eagle and an adult Bald Eagle. Whenever the carcass was contested, the adult bald won. But, when it wasn’t around, others would sneak in and have lunch.
A crow was the first to start nibbling at the rainbow.
The sub-adult Bald Eagle eyed it hungrily from above, but was unable to snack while the adult was feasting.
Early this morning, the adult bald moved the fish a bit offshore to a floating log and finished it off.
What a fantastic shot of the juvenile eagle, Alistair! Seems that the fishing is good on the West Arm this spring….. Is it my imagination, or do I see higher occupancy in osprey nests between Taghum and Balfour?
Eileen, the odd thing about this is that for me the juvenile eagle was almost a throw-away shot that was included primarily to support the storyline. To my eye, the calendar-ready shot is the last one. Ah well, we view the world through different eyes.
I sure agree with Eileen…..much the more interesting shot. The latter is better for a calendar, but the former is much more interesting and unusual. Great shots Alistair.
What a great sequence. You have turned a dead fish into photographic treasure!
I think both eagle shots are equally remarkable…
The last photo is definitely calendar ready!