American Bald Eagle Pictures
(Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

On the San Juan Islands, bald eagles are pretty common to observe in their native habitat. We currently have two pairs of these large, majestic bald eagles that are nesting in trees near our house; each spring, they lay eggs and we often see the eaglets later in the summer or in following years as they mature. American bald eagles can have up to a 7-foot wingspan as adults. The Latin name (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) for these birds stands for 'white-headed sea eagle'. These eagles primarily eat fish but will also eat smaller birds, crabs, small mammals like mice and rabbits, and carrion -- they will even steal food from ospreys and other birds!

Gallery - American Bald Eagle Pictures
Bald Eagle Perch	Painting The Sky	The Morning Gargle	Ready For Flight
Bald Eagle Landing	Bald Eagle Circling	Bald Eagle Profile	Bald Eagle Overhead
Bald Eagle on the Rock	Bald Eagle Sequence	Bald Eagle, on Takeoff	Juvenile Eagle in Tree
	For more bald eagle photos, visit our archives!
Click on the picture or the caption to see a larger version of the picture. Our bald eagle pics have all been taken in the wild -- that is, no zoo pictures here! I started taking these pictures in 2001 with our first digital camera - the photo titled Bald Eagle on Pile Point is actually the very first picture that I took with my first digital camera. As time has passed and some of my photographs have improved, I have moved some of my older but still good pictures, including photos of the eagle nests, to an archive page. As of today, I think my best bald eagle photograph is the one titled Bald Eagle on the Rock -- the sharpness, the colors, the composition, the background all lead me to be believe that this is a remarkable picture.