Is This a Baby Bald Eagle
Jan 16, 2012 19:55:55 #
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Not sure if this is a fledgling Bald Eagle?? It flew over our camp Saturday Morning and I was just able to react. Hoping someone knows if this a fledgling or some other type of Eagle. Not the best shot, but all I had time to get, Thanks.
Not sure if this is a fledgling Bald Eagle?? It flew over our camp Saturday Morning and I was just able to react. Hoping someone knows if this a fledgling or some other type of Eagle. Not the best shot, but all I had time to get, Thanks.
Jan 16, 2012 20:35:11 #
Not positive but the beak looks like a mature eagle, its most likely an adult Golden Eagle.
Jan 16, 2012 20:39:59 #
fstop22 wrote:
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Not sure if this is a fledgling Bald Eagle?? It flew over our camp Saturday Morning and I was just able to react. Hoping someone knows if this a fledgling or some other type of Eagle. Not the best shot, but all I had time to get, Thanks.
Not sure if this is a fledgling Bald Eagle?? It flew over our camp Saturday Morning and I was just able to react. Hoping someone knows if this a fledgling or some other type of Eagle. Not the best shot, but all I had time to get, Thanks.
Golden Eagle head
Jan 16, 2012 20:41:50 #
MT Shooter wrote:
Golden Eagle head
fstop22 wrote:
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Not sure if this is a fledgling Bald Eagle?? It flew over our camp Saturday Morning and I was just able to react. Hoping someone knows if this a fledgling or some other type of Eagle. Not the best shot, but all I had time to get, Thanks.
Not sure if this is a fledgling Bald Eagle?? It flew over our camp Saturday Morning and I was just able to react. Hoping someone knows if this a fledgling or some other type of Eagle. Not the best shot, but all I had time to get, Thanks.
Golden Eagle head
Beautiful!
Jan 16, 2012 20:44:13 #
fstop22 wrote:
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Not sure if this is a fledgling Bald Eagle?? It flew over our camp Saturday Morning and I was just able to react. Hoping someone knows if this a fledgling or some other type of Eagle. Not the best shot, but all I had time to get, Thanks.
Not sure if this is a fledgling Bald Eagle?? It flew over our camp Saturday Morning and I was just able to react. Hoping someone knows if this a fledgling or some other type of Eagle. Not the best shot, but all I had time to get, Thanks.
I'm not 100% sure, but I think it is an immature Bald Eagle
Jan 16, 2012 20:53:00 #
Perry wrote:
Beautiful!
MT Shooter wrote:
Golden Eagle head
fstop22 wrote:
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Not sure if this is a fledgling Bald Eagle?? It flew over our camp Saturday Morning and I was just able to react. Hoping someone knows if this a fledgling or some other type of Eagle. Not the best shot, but all I had time to get, Thanks.
Not sure if this is a fledgling Bald Eagle?? It flew over our camp Saturday Morning and I was just able to react. Hoping someone knows if this a fledgling or some other type of Eagle. Not the best shot, but all I had time to get, Thanks.
Golden Eagle head
Beautiful!
Thanks, but its not my shot, I didn't have a Golden Eagle head shot. One of the members of my photo club took this one at the zoo.
Jan 16, 2012 20:54:46 #
1 vote Golden Eagle, 1 vote Young Bald Eagle. I did catch site of an Adult during the weekend in the general area, doubt if that makes a difference.
Jan 16, 2012 20:59:25 #
could be either one, it's almost impossible to tell from the bottom like this. the golden eagle has a more "gold" color on its head, while the bald eagle is just a sort of mottled brown. they both have similar brown/white mottling on the underside, though the golden eagle, especially a mature one, has much less white. bald eagles get their white head and tail feathers and yellow beaks at between 4 and 5 years, when they reach sexual maturity. if you shot this in Florida, it's most likely a bald eagle. Golden eagles generally aren't found in the southeastern US.
Jan 16, 2012 20:59:56 #
Hi fstop22,
I'm fairly confident this is a sub-adult bald eagle, maybe 2 years old (no longer a fledgling). They don't get their adult plumage (white head) for a few years. Young golden eagles aren't as blotchy, and the adults have distinct patches under their wings. Hope this helps.
I'm fairly confident this is a sub-adult bald eagle, maybe 2 years old (no longer a fledgling). They don't get their adult plumage (white head) for a few years. Young golden eagles aren't as blotchy, and the adults have distinct patches under their wings. Hope this helps.
Jan 16, 2012 21:16:45 #
MT Shooter wrote:
Thanks, but its not my shot, I didn't have a Golden Eagle head shot. One of the members of my photo club took this one at the zoo.
Perry wrote:
Beautiful!
MT Shooter wrote:
Golden Eagle head
fstop22 wrote:
Help
Not sure if this is a fledgling Bald Eagle?? It flew over our camp Saturday Morning and I was just able to react. Hoping someone knows if this a fledgling or some other type of Eagle. Not the best shot, but all I had time to get, Thanks.
Not sure if this is a fledgling Bald Eagle?? It flew over our camp Saturday Morning and I was just able to react. Hoping someone knows if this a fledgling or some other type of Eagle. Not the best shot, but all I had time to get, Thanks.
Golden Eagle head
Beautiful!
Thanks, but its not my shot, I didn't have a Golden Eagle head shot. One of the members of my photo club took this one at the zoo.
They took a nice shot. It's good you give them proper credit too. :thumbup:
Jan 16, 2012 21:32:12 #
iosa
Loc: Fairbanks, AK
A juvenile bald eagle, probably. Here are a couple shots I grabbed a couple years ago on the Yukon River of a juvenile bald eagle. These are the same bird, just a second or two apart.
Jan 16, 2012 21:53:15 #
I'm thinking bald eagle! Here are a couple of inmature bald eagles to compare this one with.
fstop22 wrote:
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Not sure if this is a fledgling Bald Eagle?? It flew over our camp Saturday Morning and I was just able to react. Hoping someone knows if this a fledgling or some other type of Eagle. Not the best shot, but all I had time to get, Thanks.
Not sure if this is a fledgling Bald Eagle?? It flew over our camp Saturday Morning and I was just able to react. Hoping someone knows if this a fledgling or some other type of Eagle. Not the best shot, but all I had time to get, Thanks.
Jan 16, 2012 22:39:31 #
littlebiddle wrote:
I'm thinking bald eagle! Here are a couple of inmature bald eagles to compare this one with.
fstop22 wrote:
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Not sure if this is a fledgling Bald Eagle?? It flew over our camp Saturday Morning and I was just able to react. Hoping someone knows if this a fledgling or some other type of Eagle. Not the best shot, but all I had time to get, Thanks.
Not sure if this is a fledgling Bald Eagle?? It flew over our camp Saturday Morning and I was just able to react. Hoping someone knows if this a fledgling or some other type of Eagle. Not the best shot, but all I had time to get, Thanks.
The consistent tail feather coloring does distinguish your shots as an immature bald eagle.
The distinctive light tail feathers with the tell-tale dark terminal band of the OPs eagle are what clearly show it is definitely a Golden Eagle. That is the only real way to tell a Golden Eagle from an immature bald eagle. Other signs are present but the tail feathers leave no doubt.
Jan 16, 2012 22:44:34 #
I see the difference now! Thanks for pointing that out!
MT Shooter wrote:
quote=littlebiddle I'm thinking bald eagle! Here ... (show quote)
Jan 17, 2012 06:48:23 #
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