Category: Nature Photography

Posted: February 20, 2020

alaskapat

Alaskapat is a lifetime Alaskan and lives in Anchorage with her husband and 3 dogs. She is the mother of two grown children and has 5 grandchildren.
She is an amateur photographer and loves to capture the beauty of Alaska as seen through her le - more...

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Bald Eagle in nest on a hot summer day

Trying To Stay Cool

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This was captured during the summer in Homer up on the Hillside. It was about 70 degrees F, this nesting lady Eagle seemed to be Panting. I looked it up and found : Like dogs, birds can pant to cool down. When a bird pants, it breathes quickly, moving air across the moist surfaces of its lungs, throat, and mouth. This moisture then evaporates, which absorbs heat from the bird's body.

Post Type: Photography
Mixed Media: Minor | Slight crop, resized for FAR

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Trying To Stay Cool by alaskapat

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