Immature Eagle
by Elizabeth Winter
Title
Immature Eagle
Artist
Elizabeth Winter
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Migrating eagles fly during the day at speeds averaging 30 miles per hour. To help them soar, eagles use thermals, which are rising currents of warm air and up-drafts generated by terrain, such as valley edges or mountain slopes. Soaring is accomplished with very little wing-flapping, enabling them to conserve energy. Long-distance migration flights are accomplished by climbing high in a thermal, then gliding downward to catch the next thermal, where the process is repeated.
Bald eagles tend to migrate in groups. A "stream" of migrating bald eagles can be twenty to thirty miles long, with birds spread out about a half mile apart.
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December 11th, 2016
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Comments (17)
I'ina Van Lawick
Very nice image, Elizabeth. Out on a limb. Love the comp. We have two pair at the refuge, and now more are coming in from all over as the salmon salmon are coming up the Nisqually River. L/F
Elizabeth Winter replied:
I watch them in winter on our river as the lakes are all frozen over here! Thanks I'ina
Nancy Kane Chapman
nesting in the cliffs and trees. I'll try for photos. Yours is very clear and detailed! F/L+
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