{"id":5822,"date":"2020-01-31T10:46:51","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T10:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/?p=5822"},"modified":"2020-02-03T10:05:39","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T10:05:39","slug":"eyecatchers-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/31\/eyecatchers-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Eyecatchers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eyecatchers<\/i>\u00a0are show-stopping and surprising standalone images from the natural world, accompanied by the photographers\u2019 stories from behind the lens. Below is a sample from our latest selection. The full series can be viewed\u00a0<\/span>here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Swoop – Danny Green<\/h3>\n

‘During the winter months, Kachemak Bay National Park in\u00a0Alaska supports a high concentration of bald eagles, and is one\u00a0of the best places in North America to see and photograph this\u00a0American icon. Bald eagles, like most predators in the world,\u00a0have historically suffered from persecution by man, which caused\u00a0them to disappear from many areas. Thankfully, after years of\u00a0protection, numbers have recovered and this emblematic bird\u00a0can be found breeding again over most of its former range. In\u00a0Kachemak Bay, the eagles are provided with supplementary food\u00a0through the hardest part of the winter. Small fish are thrown from a\u00a0boat, and the birds swoop down from their lofty perches to snatch\u00a0the provisions from the surface of the ocean. This allows plenty of\u00a0opportunities for photography – as long as you\u2019re quick enough to\u00a0track the fast-moving raptors in flight, whilst bobbing around in a\u00a0small boat!’ (below left)<\/em><\/p>\n