North American Black Eagle

Photo by @TimLaman.

A White-tailed Eagle perches on an ice flow off the fishing village of Rausu, Hokkaido, at sunrise. This eagle species, which is a very close relative of the North American bald eagle, is found across Northern Europe and Asia, and the coast of Hokkaido is one of the places it spends winters. Like its American cousin, this eagle likes fish and often gathers around fishing boats in the hope of picking up some bycatch.
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Shooting against the sunrise, I used a little flash fill to get some color on the bird.