There were two White-bellied Sea Eagles circling over the house this morning. I was up at 5am to take Mrs. Ha to the airport and already working in my study by 8.30am. At 9.30am the pair was circling in front of the house and one was carrying a stick. Perhaps they had had words and it was an olive branch. But they breed between October and December so this may have been a gift from the male to the female on a hot date. Lucky girl. They were too close to get both in the same frame with an 800mm lens so here is Mr. WBSE with his offering.
All downhill from here 
Very nice capture Andrew. Maybe Mrs Ha sent the Eagle/dove as a peace offering before the big spend begins
Grapevine says: so far so good, Rod. Whatever that means.
How beautiful! That coloring on the underside is so striking!
In flight it looks darker, Dixie but I reduced the contrast a little to bring out the detail. Otherwise the blacks just get blocked out. Thanks for commenting.
What a terrific scene to watch, Andrew! Excellent BIF image.
Hopefully, Mrs. Ha will bring you a thoughtful gift from her trip (assuming her flight is for pleasure, not work, or emergency). 😊🎁
Mrs Ha is exercising my credit card, Caroline. Shopping and play. 4 girls on a 4 day trip.
Bellissimo scatto, sicuramente iniziavano a costruire il nido 🙂
Ciao, Pat
Maybe it’s a dove dressed like an eagle, and the dove is carrying an olive branch of peace. Or it’s a U.S. eagle dressed to look like a sea eagle, and it’s carrying a branch to fight with… 😦
That is a very, very large dove, Marylin!!
Looks like they may be moving in close by. I look forward to more shots of your new neighbours.
Quite nice, Andrew. Isn’t it great the way simple things impress some…..a stick, some leaves, a small fish I bet you are thinking that in advance of the shopping trip results.
Ah, romance is not dead!
Cool shot!
Thanks very much Katarina.
Another busy, important bird. I do love the feather-sharp clarity of your bird photos.
Thanks Hilary. Its all in the lens.
I’d call this one a BIAIF (bird in action in flight)… Stunning capture!
It just needs FIB. Food in beak. Then its complete.
Oh, Andrew, after a day that had some bad news and a little accident, this is the tonic I needed. What a splendid bird, I hope he gets the woman of his dreams!
I am really sorry its been a bad day, Yvonne. I hope things improve. I lost a friend to brain cancer last weekend. Sometimes life stinks.
It do, it do! But, then things get back to good again.
That’s sad about your friend, we just never know what waiting to smack us.
Great shot and 800mm must be a beast to shoot with. I wonder where he is going with that twig.
The 800 is ok on a decent tripod and head, Ben. Not so easy handheld!!
Thrilling shot of a thrilling bird.
Andrew ! – what a SUPER shot ! You must be absolutely chuffed with that one – and well might you be !
GOODONYER !
Sheer luck, M-R.
A comment that most photog.s can admit to most of the time, sort of …
Doesn’t change the fact.
😀
Beautiful shot. Showing some action in a photo is a terrific idea.
Thanks Yvonne. Its a dull day today so the eagles are brightening it up for me.