Halibut Cove Scenes, Part 7 (June 2021)
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To wrap up this series of eagle posts on a less combative note, here are a few images of bald eagles in seemingly - I am admittedly anthropomorphizing here - more collegial and light-hearted moments:
Not all competing scavengers were other raptors. There were crows, seagulls, and this magpie. On this day there were no observed eagle challenges to the non-raptors trying to make off with some scraps. The eagle below never confronted the magpie or the crow apart from what might have been a warning scream that had no observed effect on the crow. On the other hand, none of these smaller foragers got very close to whichever eagle was in possession at any moment. I assume all involved parties knew very well the exact boundaries of both scavenger propriety and safe physical distance.
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At this moment, at least, two possible competitors peacefully eyed their portions closely, very closely.
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And these two seemed to engage in a little soft shoe (soft talon?) routine on the pebbly beach.
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Winging it and stepping out
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And a solo turn
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Meanwhile, this eagle was content to land in a nearby spruce and monitor events from above.
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After a lifetime of mainly expressing myself with words, my postings here will mainly rely on images. They will speak for themselves to some extent, but I'll usually add a few comments of explanation. I've taken photographs for decades, since the 1950's, inspired in part by my father's photographic skill. Four years of photo assignments and quality darkroom time eventually gave way to decades of casual and family picture-taking. I re-immersed myself when I left film and turned to digital.