Photo Gallery

Thu, 01/20/2022 - 1:00pm

Sea-eagle at Spruce Point, Boothbay Harbor Jan. 16. Mike Talon (Old Town) photo

West Harbor Pond. Rusty Court photo

West Boothbay Harbor, Jan. 15. Jean Duncan photo

Jean Duncan photo

A crowd gathers at West Harbor Pond to view the eagle Jan. 15. Pam Baldwin photo

Jean Duncan photo

Sea-eagle at Spruce Point, Boothbay Harbor Jan. 16. Mike Talon (Old Town) photo

Sea-eagle at Spruce Point Jan. 16. Wendy Wright photo

Sea-eagle spotted Jan. 6 in West Boothbay Harbor. Kaili Morgan photo

One of the early sightings of the Steller’s Sea-eagle was captured by photo by Diane Spofford Randlett of Southport on Jan. 2 on Pratt’s Island off Southport.

Sea-eagle spotted Jan. 23. Norman Bedard photo

Sea-eagle at Spruce Point, Boothbay Harbor Jan. 16. Mike Talon (Old Town) photo

West Harbor Pond. Rusty Court photo

West Boothbay Harbor, Jan. 15. Jean Duncan photo

Jean Duncan photo

A crowd gathers at West Harbor Pond to view the eagle Jan. 15. Pam Baldwin photo

Jean Duncan photo

Sea-eagle at Spruce Point, Boothbay Harbor Jan. 16. Mike Talon (Old Town) photo

Sea-eagle at Spruce Point Jan. 16. Wendy Wright photo

Sea-eagle spotted Jan. 6 in West Boothbay Harbor. Kaili Morgan photo

One of the early sightings of the Steller’s Sea-eagle was captured by photo by Diane Spofford Randlett of Southport on Jan. 2 on Pratt’s Island off Southport.

Sea-eagle spotted Jan. 23. Norman Bedard photo

From Jeff and Allison Wells’ “A Bird’s Tale” column: “In the time since we wrote about the Steller’s sea-eagle that had appeared in and around Five Islands a few weeks ago, most readers will probably be aware that the bird had moved over to Boothbay Harbor where it has been attracting hundreds of people eager to see it or photograph it. The extreme rarity of the bird, which hails from Siberia (more background in our previous column, “A ‘Steller’ Bird”), is why so many bird enthusiasts are willing to travel even from across the U.S. for a chance to see it and count it on their life list. The amazing rarity of the bird and the large crowds of birders gathered to get a glimpse of it have meanwhile made it an event worthy of stories in many media outlets, from the state to the national level. And of course, the news stories increase the number of people who are curious and have made the trip to Boothbay to try to see it themselves.”

We have invited people to send us photos of the sea-eagle. You can do so by emailing pix@boothbayregister.com