Our National Bird takes a brief early evening break from parenting and chooses a strong oak as a place to anchor its talons. Image by David C. Taylor
Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) with the mature father, (white head and tail feathers), on the right and his first-year juvenile son on the left. Image by David C. Taylor
A Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) foraging for insects in the shallow waters of the river banks of the Fox River. Image by David C. Taylor