Steller's Sea Eagle

The most spectacular bird we saw on the Bering Sea trip was Steller's Sea Eagle. This is an enormous bird with a huge yellow-orange beak. I would guess that it weighs about twice as much as a bald eagle although the wing span is not much larger.

This photo is not as sharp as I would like by a long shot. Photographing a bird in flight is difficult. Photographing a bird from a small rubber boat that is pitching and rocking because the excited passengers are moving around is even more challenging. I like the overall composition though.