Power Struggle – Bald Eagles

Completed 2015
Original Pencil on Paper
Drawing Size 22”w x 30”h
Framed: 30.5”w x 38.5”h

Like aerial arm wrestlers, male eagles grapple talon-to-talon, squawking and tumbling through the air. The birds usually break free as they fall, but occasionally their talons become locked together and the birds smash to the ground. The fights — and falls — are common as the eagles prepare to mate.