Bald eagle at Maryland's Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

A large bird with black-brown body, white head and hooked yellow beak flies inches above water with its wings open downward and its talons out

Photo By/Credit

Larry Hitchens

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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0

Image

Bald eagle at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

Facility

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Wetland

Recreational Activity

Birding

Species

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Subject tags

Birds

Raptors

Wildlife refuges

Wildlife viewing

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