The Eagle Has Landed

Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus

With a wing span up to 8 feet the bald eagle is a very large bird having a range over a very big portion of North America.  In 1798 on the 20^th of June the U.S. Congress adopted the bald eagle, then called the American eagle, as our national emblem.  It is fairly well known that Benjamin Franklin opposed the choice but the Bald eagle still stands today as our symbol.

The eagle in my photograph was perched fairly high in a tree near 272 as I was driving homeward in Elk Neck.  At this time of year with the leaves off the deciduous trees he readily caught my eye. Pulling onto the shoulder of the road I easily got this one nice shot - but as I set my camera to take multiple shots in case he flew, away he flew.  I can’t complain but next time I will be a little more cautious and have my camera at the ready.