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Coleen Perilloux Landry | profile | all galleries >> Galleries >> Bald Eagles in Louisiana tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Bald Eagles in Louisiana

For so long, the eagle was almost extinct in Louisiana. However, in the past few years, we are finding more and more nests which means that people are protecting them and they have found an environment that they like minus DDT. They make their nests in the very tops of trees, usually cypress and live oak in southeast Louisiana. Some of the nests are 40-60 feet off the ground. The nest is very large and made of heavy sticks and moss and the size of an automobile. Once the eggs are laid in November, the eagles stay with the nest and the eaglets until they can fly well, usually until the beginning of summer.
This gallery is mostly made up of a pair of eagles that I have followed since 2009. However, I have added photos of a younger pair who are in their third year of nesting (since 2011.) And, some of the "babies" are returning to the region and in a couple of years will probably bring a mate and have nests of their own.
LATEST PHOTOS ARE AT END OF THE GALLERY. Click on small image for full page and scroll down and read underneath photo.
A Rare Catch--two at the nest together
A Rare Catch--two at the nest together		 Eagle - from about 300 yards away
Eagle - from about 300 yards away		 Remarkable Bird
Remarkable Bird		 Screaming Eagle
Screaming Eagle
Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle		 Eagle Landing 80 feet in air
Eagle Landing 80 feet in air		 Escape - But Not Soon Enough
Escape - But Not Soon Enough		 Eagles 2009
Eagles 2009
Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle		 Eagle
Eagle		 American Eagle
American Eagle		 Young Eagle Still in Nest - 2010
Young Eagle Still in Nest - 2010
Eagle
Eagle		 A Blue Sky Would Have Helped
A Blue Sky Would Have Helped		 Call of the Wild
Call of the Wild		 The American Eagle
The American Eagle
The Eagle Has Landed
The Eagle Has Landed		 Eaglet Outing
Eaglet Outing		 Eagle in Flight
Eagle in Flight		 Watching the Babies - about 2 months old - 2009
Watching the Babies - about 2 months old - 2009
Bald Eagle -He's Back and Has to Build a New Nest - September 25, 2012
Bald Eagle -He's Back and Has to Build a New Nest - September 25, 2012		 Eagles Hopefully Building New Nest - September 23, 2012
Eagles Hopefully Building New Nest - September 23, 2012		 Bald Eagles Building a Nest
Bald Eagles Building a Nest 		Bald Eagle - Working hard with branch she just carried in to finish the nest - September 28, 2012
Bald Eagle - Working hard with branch she just carried in to finish the nest - September 28, 2012
Bald Eagle - Male -September 27, 2012
Bald Eagle - Male -September 27, 2012		 Bald Eagle Trying out the Nest for Size-October 2, 2012
Bald Eagle Trying out the Nest for Size-October 2, 2012		 Bald Eagle - Lift Off - October 14, 2012
Bald Eagle - Lift Off - October 14, 2012		 Bald Eagle Hard at Work Building Her Nest-October 14, 2012
Bald Eagle Hard at Work Building Her Nest-October 14, 2012
Young pair return from migration
Young pair return from migration		 Bald Eagle - Moss for lining the nest
Bald Eagle - Moss for lining the nest		 They're back from migration and refurbishing their nest 2013
They're back from migration and refurbishing their nest 2013		 Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle
The Eagle has landed - one of the young couple
The Eagle has landed - one of the young couple		 Young eagle in third season of nesting
Young eagle in third season of nesting		 Incoming Flight
Incoming Flight		 Bald Eagle in Freezing Temperatures
Bald Eagle in Freezing Temperatures
My Old Girl
My Old Girl		 When is your mother flying back?
When is your mother flying back?		 Immature Two Year Old Bald Eagle
Immature Two Year Old Bald Eagle		 And, baby makes three
And, baby makes three
Young Eagles in Setting Sun
Young Eagles in Setting Sun		 Bald Eagle and Nest
Bald Eagle and Nest 		Bald Eagle - The Tongue of the Eagle
Bald Eagle - The Tongue of the Eagle		 Bald Eagles
Bald Eagles
Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle		 Bald Eagle taking a respite from the nest
Bald Eagle taking a respite from the nest		 In flight with talons
In flight with talons		 As Lovely as Ever
As Lovely as Ever
Bringing in Lunch
Bringing in Lunch		 Walking the Branch
Walking the Branch		 Mother Eagle Teaching her Lone Eaglet to Fly
Mother Eagle Teaching her Lone Eaglet to Fly		 Guarding the Nest
Guarding the Nest
Eagle Eye 60 feet in the air
Eagle Eye 60 feet in the air		 Enjoying the cold weather and standing on one foot
Enjoying the cold weather and standing on one foot		 This Beautiful Eagle
This Beautiful Eagle		 The Call of the Wild--Calling to Her Mate
The Call of the Wild--Calling to Her Mate
Incoming flight
Incoming flight 		Feeding the Eaglet
Feeding the Eaglet		 Sunning Herself
Sunning Herself		 Going to the grocery to feed the two nestlings
Going to the grocery to feed the two nestlings
The Grace of an Eagle
The Grace of an Eagle		 Moss Gatherer
Moss Gatherer		 Eating the Creature under its Talons
Eating the Creature under its Talons		 Eagle Antics
Eagle Antics
Her Majesty
Her Majesty		 Eagle Life
Eagle Life		 Determination of the American Bald Eagle
Determination of the American Bald Eagle 		She gracefully enters her nest
She gracefully enters her nest
They've been together for at least 11 years
They've been together for at least 11 years		 Preparing her Nest
Preparing her Nest		 She's back for another year of nesting
She's back for another year of nesting		 Finally Back from Migration and at Their Nest
Finally Back from Migration and at Their Nest

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PAUL HARDY 06-Feb-2021 21:37
A little bit better than perfect… Absolutely amazing eagle photos… The most awesome collection I’ve ever seen… And to think these are all Louisiana shots 🦅👏👍
jypsee01-Nov-2012 18:37
Eagles suffered from DDT making the shells of their eggs prone to breaking so the eggs that were laid had less chance of hatching. Federal protection and banning DDT in the 70's helped restore a small portion of previous populations.

They're fascinating, aren't they?
joseantonio28-Sep-2012 04:59
Very nice images in this gallery. V
Tom LeRoy25-Sep-2012 13:46
A fascinating documentary with excellent images to illustrate! Fabulous work!V
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