White-bellied Sea Eagle - a photo on Flickriver

            While I was outside photographing honeyeaters this magnificent Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster), also known as the white-breasted sea eagle flew overhead with a big bream in its talons. He had been out fishing for the afternoon and was returning with his catch.

Few Australian birds of prey are as spectacular as the White-bellied Sea-Eagle. Although it is similar in shape to the well-known Wedge-tailed Eagle, and almost as large, the sea-eagle is readily distinguished by its contrasting crisp-white and ashy-grey plumage, which adds to its striking appearance as it soars effortlessly on broad wings with a wingspan of around 2 metres.. Despite its name, the sea-eagle is not just confined to coastal areas, and the species is regularly recorded at terrestrial wetlands far from the sea, especially along larger inland rivers and at freshwater swamps and lakes. From Birdlife Australia.

This bird was caught flying over the Monterey Keys Lake, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

As a photographer I feel so priveliged to have seen a sight such as this magnificent bird flying overhead.

Thanks to all my Flickr photostream followers I have now more than one million views, thank you.

Nikon D810 camera with 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR lens.

Taken in: Australia / Queensland / City of Gold Coast / Monterey Keys (show map)

Taken on: September 28, 2018

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Camera: Nikon D810, f/10.0, 1/6400 sec, 500mm (=750mm), ISO 1600 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D810
Lens:	200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6
Aperture:	f/10.0
Exposure Time:	1/6400 sec
Focal Length:	500mm (35mm equivalent: 750mm)
ISO:	1600
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2018 (Windows)
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