This is Liberty, the American Golden Eagle, spotted at Eagle Days, up on the Chain of Rocks Bridge. She's a rescue, housed at the World Bird Society, after she was wacked by a car while feeding on roadside kill.
10/1/2020: Finished year 7 (!), with continuing gratitude towards this amazing community. Based in St. Louis, MO. Regular worker-bee and self-taught photography dilettante....
So beautiful! I was so excited when I saw my first eagle when I visited Louise @weezilou two years ago! I fell in love with them! Such a fabulous closeup of this magnificent bird! Huge fav!
oh now i missed this before. so glad to have the tt to direct me to it - many congrats - love the sharpness of yellow on his eye and beak, and the slickly gelled crested hairdo