Beach Bum

I came home from dropping my husband off at the airport and saw this dark shape on the beach only steps from our grass. At first I thought it was a person but I soon realized it was a massive bird. The photo doesn't do his size justice. He's much more detailed enlarged against black.

Thanks again for your response to my wave shot from last week. It's #2 on the TT this week. Such a thrill!!

[Lin]

WOW - a fantastic find and capture!

[Graeme Stevens]

Awesome shot

[Simply Amanda]

Awesome spotting and shot! :-)

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Montez Sattman]

Fantastic shot!

[Carla]

Kim that's amazing. Golden Eagle?

[Milanie]

Wow - that's just awesome - what a wonderful shot with such great detail. Fav

[Cat Whiskers - Nan]

Wow, lucky you!!! Looks like an immature Bald Eagle, but I'm no bird expert. Wonderful capture!. You must live in a magical area!

[Cat Whiskers - Nan]

@catwhiskers Oh, and FAV!

[Janet B.]

WOW! What an exciting discovery! Magnificent bird...beautiful capture...FAV for me!

[Lisa Poland]

Gorgeous! FAV!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Awesome shot! I'm thinking Golden Eagle too.

[Barb Newcomb]

What a wonderful visitor to have. Such a handsome bird. Great shot of him too. Fav!

[Taffy]

Amazing to have that in your yard!

[gloria jones]

Superb capture

[Nicole Campbell]

You got such a clear shot and the details of his feathers really show through

[Rosie Kerr]

Holy cow, I think this is a Golden Eagle. What an amazing shot of a magnificent bird. Nice job... what a thrill!

[vstap]

How regal! Fantastic capture.

[Ukandie!]

Fantastic shot, what a beautiful creature he is!

[Jane Anderson]

It looks like an eagle. When I first saw it, I thought, "How regal!" and then I saw the title "Beach Bum." I thought that was funny!

[Maggiemae]

Super shot with your cool and calm work on your camera! fav

[Danette Thompson]

He's impressive.

[Julie Duncan]

Juvenile bald eagle? Quite the birdie! ;)

[Karen Mitchell]

Well, shut the front door, look at this guy just hanging out. You are basically living on a nature reserve sometimes! Fav

[Gena Pegg]

OMGoodness!!! MAGNIFICENT! Powerful and majestic. FAV!!!

[Sally Ings]

Magnificent looking bird, so majestic. Posing beautifully for you. Instant fav!

[eDorre]

Wow! Wonderful composition....such a great bird!

[Pat Knowles]

Fancy having him sitting on your doorstep! You do see some amazing sights, he sat there long enough for you to get your camera out too!

[alia_801]

What a beautiful bird - amazing capture!

[Elizabeth]

Impressive bird! Great shot!

[Beryl Lloyd]

Gorgeous capture of this magnificent bird -- A certain fav

[Rach_who]

That is one very smart looking bird

[Debs Stott]

Wow, he's gorgeous and you've captured him so well. fav

[Vickie sampson]

Amazing capture! This is something I would have emailed to Wes Craven, may he rest in peace. I worked with him on 4 films and he loved birds. I always think of him when I see great pictures like this.

[ala_kaczor]

Wow, that's awesome!!!

[aikiuser (jenn)]

Wow, what a treat!!

[Denise Wood]

FAVtastic :)

[Dianne]

Great shot - neat detail.

[Shepherdman's Wife]

Fabulous shot. I hope to see Eagles when we to Vancouver Island later this year.

[Margaret Obey]

Superb, instant fav

[Jo]

Wow what a fabulous creature and shot. fav

[Barb]

just awesome

[Jennifer Ruge]

Marvelous!

[Dione Giorgio]

Fav. Exquisite shot and this bird of prey is magnificent and majestic.

[Rachel]

Oh wow! Remarkable shot.

[Christine Webb]

fabulousssssssssssssss

[Babs]

Magnificent shot. congratulations on the tt too.

[Kate Goring]

Stunning shot, such a regal creature.

[Kelly]

ohmygosh! absolutely magnificent!

[Tremerryn]

Fantastic!

[Graham Thresher]

Stunning.

[Yeshanghai]

Absolutely gorgeous, FAV

[Emilie Cartoun]

How could this possibly be improved on? Fav.

[Caroline]

Superb shot, I just love this bird!!! If it's a golden, it looks much different than the ones I'm used to (I love golden eagles), but we know it's some kind of humongous eagle! :)

[MaryElizR]

Beautiful!

[Scott]

Nice

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Wonderful capture. Fav!

[Susan Klassen]

Beautiful visitor - and so photogenic!

[carol white]

Fabulous capture. Well spotted. Fav!! 😃

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

That's a proper bird, fantastic capture. FAV

[Vera]

Oh wow, this one stopped me in my tracks. Great moment, great find.

[Faye Turner]

Wonderful capture with great details!

[Faye Turner]

Fav

[julia]

Wow great shot.. he looking pretty proud..

[Sylvia du Toit]

Fav!

[Jane Morley]

Such a majestic bird. Love the shot.

[Brooke Lindsay]

Wow!

[Saxa van Eijnsbergen]

Stunning!

[PTP: Past their Prime]

Fine capture. Fav.

[Joan Robillard]

Wonderful capture.

[☠northy]

oh wow! glorious capture!

[Jerri]

OH MY GOSH you lucky ducky! way to have your camera on hand! i love his feathers and golden claws and beak! headed back to the TT again with this one!

[Pyrrhula]

A beautiful capture of this impressed wonderful bird

[Christine Meert]

WOW! Majestic!

[Madeleine Pennock]

Excellent work!

[Paula W]

Wow, how amazing to see that AND get a great shot too. Congrats on this and on your super TT shot.

[Ming Ryan]

As you can tell by all of the comments WOW, how lucky to come across such an amazing and regal bird so close! Fav and well deserved tt

[Sheralee S]

He's fabulous, that would have been a bit scary at first.

[Annie D]

those talons are astoundingly large and strong

[Kathy]

Sorry to say I missed this photo until I seen your tree carvings! So glad I came back to look!! I don't know what kind of eagle it is either, but I do know it is a stunning photo!!! Perfect composition, details, lighting and what a subject!! I'd hate to think this is just a juvenile cause that's one big baby!!! Instant FAV!

[Barbara Webb]

Great capture!

[Angelieke]

Wow!

[Irene]

Fantastic. Fav

[Diane]

Wow! Lucky you! Superb shot! Look at those claws and beak! Last summer I saw my first bald eagle up close in the wild and they are massive!

[Amanda R.]

Wow, look at his talons! What an awesome find!

[Margaret Brown]

Fabulous capture, you are so lucky! Fav

[Judith Greenwood]

Oh yes - very splendid!

[Michelle Renee]

Majestic! Awesome capture!

[Louise & Ken]

I would be excited beyond words to see something like this close to home! My yard is filled primarily with doves...not the most exciting bird to photograph! The hummingbirds are my favorites, of course, and the antithesis of this fellow!

[Lisa Pouncy]

How wonderful! xx

[Mickey Anderson]

So glorious a capture, We see more and more here, I always say my day is made any day I am lucky to see one!!

[Pam Knowler]

Wow how dud I miss thus stunning capture! You are so lucky to see these fabulous birds! Huge Fav!

[Issi Bannerman]

What a wonderful capture!

[Beth Shepherd]

Wow--spectacular. And you captured this at 200mm (insert bowing down emoticon here)! Right down to the texture on his claws. Love this.

[Taffy]

Congrats on the top spot this week! Aren't you glad you posted it?!

[Yeshanghai]

Congratulations on top 20!

[Pam Knowler]

Congrats on being no 1 on the TT ! Wow you are on fire! Love this shot!

[John Falconer]

Great shot. And Congratulations on top twenty.

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

Congratulations Kim on not only making it to the Top Twenty, but to the top of the top!

[Shari]

Wow, #1 for the week. I missed this shot when you posted it. Fabulous. Well done!

[Lisa]

Stunning! Congrats on #1!

[Danny G.]

Congrats on #1, fav