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Ralph Kerr shots this portrait of a bald eagle at Higgens Point on Lake Coeur d'Alene on a cloudy say. "The eagle was perched on a tree limb faced into the wind," Kerr wrote. "I was looking for a position to get a good photo when I saw this framed image."

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"Focus. Precision. Power. This is the magnificent predator at the apex of the food chain, locked onto its target with absolute certainty. Observe the perfect synchronization of a champion—every feather and every muscle converts kinetic energy into a decisive, formidable force," Addy wrote.