I tracked the flight of this mature bald eagle as it fly past the historic national war college building by the Potomac River, Washington, DC. Per Wikopedia: Roosevelt Hall housed the Army War College (AWC) from 1907 to 1946 when that institution moved to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas (and a year later to Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania). Since 1946, it has housed the National War College (NWC), a training and doctrine institution embracing all branches of the armed forces, as well as the Department of State and the Central Intelligence Agency. The Neo-Classical style building is constructed of red brick with granite trim. It faces north onto a quarter-mile long greensward while the building's rear elevation overlooks the Potomac. The ground plan of Roosevelt Hall is oriented on a cross-axis formed by the intersection of a domed central pavilion and wings extending laterally to the east and west, each consisting of 12 bays. The main pavilion is pedimented and, on the north (main) facade, is distinguished by a tall arched loggia featuring a distyle in antis Ionic screen. (This is a motif also employed in the east and west gable ends of the building.) Surmounting the entablature of this columnar screen, in each instance, is a symbolic sculpted eagle.

A wonderful image, perfect timing, you managed to photograph this eagle in front of a beautiful marble representation of it, Bravo Charles an unrepeatable photo , ciao Giangiorgio

Thank you so much and Giangiorgio! As they say, timing is everything. Regrettably, I couldn’t have been any closer unless I was on a boat.

Edit: "flew..."