The window of afternoon sun was small, but this beauty flew at the right time into the right place (thank you!) which allowed for a beautifully lit capture of our national symbol . . .

A juvenile eagle comes in low and slow above the cold, still waters of the river to grab a shad with those beautiful talons . . .

Although it came up empty-taloned on this try from the frozen river, the next attempt was successful and it enjoyed a nice little shad snack in the bitter cold . . .

"Um, excuse me, are you gonna eat all that?!"

This Juvie Bald Eagle's feathering is so striking . . . but the fish about to get struck might disagree . . .

It's called catch and carry . . .