Big Bird - Yikes!

This is not necessarily a migrator - nevertheless it is a randomly terrific photo of one of the larger predator/scavenger birds found on the Door Peninsula.

While I confirmed the photo ID this is an easy identification using field marks. Namely - a distinctive white head, yellow bill and talons and brown plumage.  

We're tickled to observe them regularly and with more frequency here at home - and I am further tickled to capture an image on a trail camera.  Head-on too.  You cannot purchase composition like this in a wild setting.  Saturday, April 13 at 9:21 AM.
 
Yup, it is a bald eagle.  Wheeling-in slow from the south to make a right turn over the camera at an exceedingly low altitude.  If you click on the photo you can enjoy a closer look.

Raising a toast to Snapshot Wisconsin and the ever-patient DNR Bushnell trail camera.  Citizen science and crowd-sourcing data too.

Cheers!