One of the mature bald eagles with a nest and a youngster at Great Falls National Park in Maryland. Here he (or she) is on approach...
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This photo was taken on June 13, 2006 in Great Falls, Virginia, US.
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Mrs.MikeBRSM, Andrea Paccini, tychay, brentdanley, and 135 other people added this photo to their favorites.
asimpleheartcrying (73 months ago | reply)
Let me be the first to say "WOW"!
Mrs.MikeBRSM (73 months ago | reply)
I agree...WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Andrea Paccini (73 months ago | reply)
Wonderful...
[Christine] (73 months ago | reply)
Spectacular! What a great catch with your camera!
tychay (73 months ago | reply)
I like this one more than the other. It's simply amazing.
That's a pretty serious lens, did you cropped the shot?
martytdx (73 months ago | reply)
Excellent shot - and site.
brentdanley (73 months ago | reply)
Holy moly that's fantastic!
jude (73 months ago | reply)
wow ... gorgeous ... i once lived next to an abandoned military site and had a nesting pair of bald eagles practically in my backyard - this brings back memories, amazing catch jon!
Gypsy Flores Photography (73 months ago | reply)
Very impressive.
(Spectacular Animals)
PauloSantos (73 months ago | reply)
Great capture!
jimall (73 months ago | reply)
Great catch!
Hapalibashi (73 months ago | reply)
Nice shot! Favorited.
wirelessnic (73 months ago | reply)
i didn't even know we had bald eagles around the great falls area!
ricmcarthur (73 months ago | reply)
damn you're good!
BriWit (73 months ago | reply)
Great shot!
songwoman (73 months ago | reply)
Excellent capture Jon! Good timing on this one :)
Lida Rose (73 months ago | reply)
Superb capture!! Exciting!!!
pinklassy3 (73 months ago | reply)
Excellent shot!
Little Town Girl (73 months ago | reply)
absolutely incredible shot!
inklake (73 months ago | reply)
Totally amazing! I love your eagle series.
Thanks for your recent comments!
automatthias (72 months ago | reply)
I like the dark green color of the water.
Blueherun (71 months ago | reply)
Amazing that you captured this moment.
noahg. (68 months ago | reply)
Brilliant!
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kaleidoscope (68 months ago | reply)
Awesome!! Great job on these, Jon, hope you visit there again soon! :)
Memotions (68 months ago | reply)
Fabulous capture. the detail is great and love the position of the wings.
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Tall Bob (68 months ago | reply)
Awesome! The BEST!
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bobtravis (68 months ago | reply)
Fantastic, Jon -- gorgeous photo.
Levistrauss (67 months ago | reply)
Magnific image!
Very good image! Very very good!
J E R R Y (67 months ago | reply)
wonderful picture, I invite you to share it here: www.flickr.com/groups/mundoanimal/
firebob11 (63 months ago | reply)
great shot, the picture says it all.. complete greatness....
o_l_i_v_e_r_g_r_a_f (61 months ago | reply)
incredible capture!
cdmoats (59 months ago | reply)
wow. just wow
der_Corse (54 months ago | reply)
Wonderfully captured! Awesome shot!
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Emizael Moura (54 months ago | reply)
Amazing!
Bennington Purcell (54 months ago | reply)
The detail in the wings is breathtaking. I am very impressed!!!
Carlin- (53 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Animals All Around, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Renae From LA (52 months ago | reply)
WOW! Great photo =)
TheGreatContini (52 months ago | reply)
what an amazing capture!!!!
Lee Stephens (51 months ago | reply)
Wow! It is excellent that you caught the eagle right as it was over the water. I love how the picture is so clear and the eagle is beautiful! Good Work!
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DTP David Thompson Photography (51 months ago | reply)
thats amazing! great photo!!!
giannibasaglia.com (on earthquake stand-by) (51 months ago | reply)
great shot!
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very gooood photo
thanks
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fotomassimo (47 months ago | reply)
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sgbaughn (46 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Raptors Only, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
PorSiempre. (42 months ago | reply)
bellisima fotografia
www.matthansenphotography.com (40 months ago | reply)
Amazing!
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Wow, what a great photo! We would love to see this in Wildlife - R - Us
André Bellavance-Toupin (40 months ago | reply)
Unbelievable....
openlens (37 months ago | reply)
Don't wish for more, this is fabulous!
mefeather (31 months ago | reply)
Beautiful!! Simply beautiful!!
Photoguy9132 [deleted] (31 months ago | reply)
very nice capture
Radianman 크래그 (29 months ago | reply)
Great shot!
Shahzeb Nasir (23 months ago | reply)
ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!! GREAT SHOT!
this is just WOW