Oh! An easy catch then, lol. Not sure if I told you about the time we were watching a seal who had a fish and suddenly out of nowhere an eagle swooped and stole it!
Poor seal didn’t know what happened, lol
Eagles are famous for stealing fish from other animals!
Its the reason why Ben Franklin didn’t want Baldies as the national symbol! He thought the honourable wild Turkey was more fitting.
Nice catch of fish, at first I thought it was a flag from the boat in the background.
I think its a large Vermillion rock cod. They grow very slowly. I bet that fish is 40 to 50 years old! Old age can be between 100 to 200 years! The females do not begin to spawn until they are 25.
I scrolled down through the comments to see if anyone asked about the fish and what type – big fish! I saw it was a present and how old that fish was. Good catch in mid-air and I like one bird gazing at another one.
The male has to hope he doesn’t have a spat before the female lands a fish or no supper for him that night.
Oh they can take care of themselves but like most animals they like to take the easy road.
Wow, Wayne. Great action photos here and as always, truly stunning. The eagle with the fish is an astounding capture. And I like the eagle eyeing the sea plane, as if they are cousins. Fantastic photos, my friend.
thanks Jet! Thats Ernie and Ethel. They both were there but Ethel was the one chowing down and Ernie was waiting patiently for his turn. She took off and left Ernie and I to ourselves. He actually was eyeing me and ignoring the plane. They are very use to floatplanes coming through this spot.
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Such a powerful creature. I love the big fish he has in his talons too! Great photos, Wayne.
thank you Emma!
The contrast between the bird and the machine is interesting, Wayne.
yes and great timing!
Someone had a successful hunt!
yes,but when I zoomed in closer it looked like a fish already filleted. A fisherman must of thrown it to them.
Oh! An easy catch then, lol. Not sure if I told you about the time we were watching a seal who had a fish and suddenly out of nowhere an eagle swooped and stole it!
Poor seal didn’t know what happened, lol
Eagles are famous for stealing fish from other animals!
Its the reason why Ben Franklin didn’t want Baldies as the national symbol! He thought the honourable wild Turkey was more fitting.
Nice catch of fish, at first I thought it was a flag from the boat in the background.
I think its a large Vermillion rock cod. They grow very slowly. I bet that fish is 40 to 50 years old! Old age can be between 100 to 200 years! The females do not begin to spawn until they are 25.
Amazing!
I couldn’t believe how slow they grow Jane!
Marvelous series!
thank you Donna!
A wonderful Tofino scene!
I wondered If the loud sound from the floatplane might spook him but realized they get floatplanes going by all day, every day
I scrolled down through the comments to see if anyone asked about the fish and what type – big fish! I saw it was a present and how old that fish was. Good catch in mid-air and I like one bird gazing at another one.
Ethel had the fish and Ernie was waiting for his turn to eat. The females are bigger and so bully their way around the male.
The male has to hope he doesn’t have a spat before the female lands a fish or no supper for him that night.
Oh they can take care of themselves but like most animals they like to take the easy road.
Wow, Wayne. Great action photos here and as always, truly stunning. The eagle with the fish is an astounding capture. And I like the eagle eyeing the sea plane, as if they are cousins. Fantastic photos, my friend.
thanks Jet! Thats Ernie and Ethel. They both were there but Ethel was the one chowing down and Ernie was waiting patiently for his turn. She took off and left Ernie and I to ourselves. He actually was eyeing me and ignoring the plane. They are very use to floatplanes coming through this spot.
And he wasn’t scared! Great comparison.
No,they are both use to the planes coming in right near them.
Wow.
The second shot with the fish is beautiful.
thank you!
Beautiful picture…love the pictures of the bird and the plane together…
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