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January 23, 2015
Eagles At A Carcass, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Bald Eagle and Juvenile Golden Eagle at an Elk Carcass
Bald Eagle and Juvenile Golden Eagle at an Elk Carcass
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
Canon EOS 1D X, 600 f4 IS II & 2x III, 1/4000 sec, f8, ISO 640
Image taken on January 17, 2015.
Here's another image from the elk carcass I photographed a few days ago in Yellowstone National Park. After the wolf left, a Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) that had been waiting in a nearby tree flew in and landed on the carcass. About a minute later, a juvenile Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) flew in and the two eagles had an airborn squabble to determine whose carcass it would be. It ended up a draw and shortly after this image, both eagles were on the carcass. The Golden Eagle didn't seem too interested in the prize, so it hopped off and picked up a scrap that was lying in the snow nearby then it flew off.

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