I saw this eagle taking flight and did my best to shoot from my boat that was bobbing up and down. I could tell it had something in its talons, but I thought is was wood. It wasn’t until I was editing that I saw the beak hanging to the left and realized it was a little duck…
Great pic of the eagle and the poor little duck!
Good timing.
looks to be a female Northern Shoveler. Probably recently back to winter here after breeding in Canada or Alaska. ID’d by the large beak, orange legs.
Thanks Gary– I can’t even ID when upright and floating!
Great shot Colleen especially from a boat! 👏
Thanks!