It’s snowing as we speak, but not everyone is inside. Majestic Bald Eagles still fly; crazy photographers still pursue them. The eagles have the advantage.
They have inner, third eyelids that slide horizontally every few seconds like windshield wipers to clear the eye of snow and sleet (their nictitating membranes). They also have a bony ring around their eyes that gives them the large, overhanging eyebrows that produce the “eagle stare” (their sclerotic ring). This image was taken during a former snow storm, but we’ll soon be going out to try to find another eagle. (Brooklin, Maine)