“Home Defence - Bald Eagle Pair and Canada Geese”

by Harvey Bodach

Original Painting, Acrylics on Masonite Board

24” x 48”

With Floating Wood Frame

26” x 50”

Completion Year - 2024

For Limited Time Only - No HST

News of nesting Bald Eagles along the shores of Lake Ontario and it’s interior keep increasing year by year. Around the waters of Southern Georgian Bay where my family lives their are similar, specifically along the Beaver River water shed.

Historically they were relatively common in southern Ontario, but this population was wiped out 60 years ago by an insecticide (DDT) farmers were using. It permeated the food chain and affected the quality of eggs laid. With the Bald Eagle being added to the “Endangered Species List” in 1967, the banning of DDT in 1972, and numerous rehabilitation programs, we are now seeing their numbers increasing both Canada and the US.

My observations of the Beaver River pair started in the winter of 2020 as they were restoring their nest from previous years. Eggs were laid, but their efforts were abandoned as a result of Canada Geese having entertained themselves in the nest. These two geese soon left with expressions of fear on their faces upon seeing the eagles return with one female in close pursuit. This story is the setting and inspiration for this painting.

The following year this pair made another attempt and were successful in raising one eaglet. Currently in 2024 there are two eaglets in a new nest with both eagles providing closely monitored care. A behavioral change and a lesson learned in a previous year.

(Scientific Name: Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

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