White-breasted sea eagle juvenile

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youcantryreachingme
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White-breasted sea eagle juvenile

White breasted sea eagle

WhistlingDuck

Wow that's a wonderful photo Chris!

I have not seen a juvenile WBSE - thank you for sharing!

Reflex
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Nice one!

Samford Valley Qld.

saturnv78
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Top shot, great work!

Rick N
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Hi YCRM,

Was the shot taken in Australia? Not sure of the fish.

Great photo.

youcantryreachingme
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Thanks all,

Rick - yes, near Sussex Inlet, NSW south coast.

Fish looks a bit like a bream to me, with full distress signals (black bars).

A pair of eagles was hunting off shore for some time. I didn't have my camera. Debated ducking back to get it but waited. Sure enough, the pair came right overhead while I was inside grabbing the camera. I was told they circled around each other for a minute or two right above everyone who had gathered to watch. They were off again before I came back. I waited for a long while and just this one bird returned and went off to hunt. I again gave up, started heading back and stopped to photograph a kangaroo just before going indoors. I then saw this bird returning overhead, wheeled around and kept shooting as it flew right over. I didn't notice the fish until I saw the photos in the camera. Neither did I notice this was a juvenile. Later on the same weekend I got a poor shot of an adult. It's my guess the two birds I saw were a parent teaching this juvenile how to fish - the parent disappeared first, most likely having had fishing success, leaving this bird to keep hunting until it could come home with a catch.

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Great shot, Chris. Waiting around paid off.

The fish is a Luderick.

Shorty......Canon gear

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dwatsonbb
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I confirm with Shorty, the fish is Luderick. Was waiting to see how long it would take for someone to ask. Nice photo, see a lot of WBSE around our coast in Tassie, but can't get close enough for decent photos. We often throw unwanted catch high in the air, in the hope they might get a feed, before the fish escapes (technically not artificial feeding??). Have also seen them harassed by Silver Gulls, when carrying their prey.

Dale Huonville, Tasmania

WhistlingDuck

dwatsonbb wrote:

We often throw unwanted catch high in the air, in the hope they might get a feed, before the fish escapes (technically not artificial feeding??)

..."unwanted catch" have my sympathy

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