"SCAR BEAK"

American Bald Eagle (Mature) - 3 Photos

A photographer friend photographed a mature American Bald Eagle January/February 2018. In a close up shot, he saw that it had sustained some type of injury to its beak. He kindly shared it with me and we surmised that it may have gotten its beak caught up in loose fishing line or a plastic six-pack holder. The injury was across the beak and quite wide.

I was "granted an audience" with this eagle this weekend and upon reviewing the shots, I saw that it has the exact same gash/gap across its beak but the width of the injury has lessened significantly and the bird extremely healthy. It would be very unlikely that two adult bald eagles in the same territory would have identical injuries. The last photo is a close up of Photo #1.

Definitely Nature's healing powers at her finest and most amazing. Wishing you many glorious years, Bald Eagle!

PHOTO #1

PHOTO #2

PHOTO #3