Kayaking down the snake river in Grand Teton National Park always presents numerous opportunities to observe eagles and osprey. This immature bald eagle was hanging out in a wonderful old tree along the shoreline in an area with little current allowing me to get a photo or two before I was moved along on my way by the river.
nature has no boss 
Great Shot…….
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Mona, Thanks.
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That’s a gorgeous bird!
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I agree, thanks for taking a look.
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That’s beautiful. Love the stern look.
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Lyle, thanks. I enjoy your blog and your ability to tell a good story along with great photos.
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And thank you.
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Your welcome.
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Beautiful composition and stunning detail, Mike. The bald eagle is magnificent!
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Simon, thanks.
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Now that is an awesome picture. I just took a pic of some type of hawk (I call it a Chicken Hawk) from quite a distance, and couldn’t get the detail I wanted. But this is fantastic! Nice post. Thanks for stopping by my blog. Cheers!
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Thanks, sometimes you just get lucky and get pretty close and it all comes out great.
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I had to look at this one awhile. The turn of the head, looking back is amazing. The features on the head beginning to show white; I wonder how old this Eagle is. It takes five years for the head to turn solid white. Beautiful image and one that evokes emotion! How could anyone look at this image and not be moved!
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Shelia, we have trying to figure out this guys age as well and based upon previous sighting of young eagles in the same area we track this one to be 3-4 years.
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Fantastic!!
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Thanks.
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I was going to say he’s not very bald and then I read a reply that said the head turns white so I suppose that’s why they look bald!?
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Yes indeed they get their white feathers around 4-5 years of age.
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Wow, I’ve never seen a young one before….awesome
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Yeah, this guy/gal is probably a couple of years old. Eagle get their traditional white heads around 4-5 years.
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Handsome bird! The current moving you along must have made focusing and setting up the shot difficult, so I imagine you took quite a few shots.
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Hi John, Luckily the current was not too strong where the eagle was perched. I was able to position my kayak and float by at a reasonable pace to bet a few bursts of shots while turning towards to the bird. Holding the camera steady is always a challenge in the boat so I feel lucky to have gotten some nice crisp shots.
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Awesome shot. 🙂
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Thanks, hope you are having a wonderful day.
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Lovely, Mike! Just got back from Africa so I’m catching up. Hope all is well. 🙂
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Thanks Susan and welcome back. Hope your trip went well and you returned healthy. Looking forward to hearing about your trip in your posts.
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Thanks! Started posting a fee days ago. Wish I was still there. LOL
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I noticed you Rhino post as well as the young and cute hyena.
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