Is This a Baby Bald Eagle
Jan 17, 2012 06:58:34 #
iosa wrote:
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.
Nice shots. Nice size fish he's carrying too.
Jan 17, 2012 07:01:06 #
littlebiddle wrote:
I'm thinking bald eagle! Here are a couple of inmature bald eagles to compare this one with.
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.
Nice detail, how close was he, and what kind of zoom did you catch him with?
Jan 17, 2012 07:18:42 #
Kim LeBlanc
Loc: St. charles, Mi.
This is indeed a Imm Bald Eagle ~ 2 year age class. I band eagles yearly with USFWS.
Kim LeBlanc
Kim LeBlanc
Jan 17, 2012 07:35:13 #
The Bald Eagles have it. Thanks everyone for your help in identifying this guy, My first Bald Eagle Shot.
Kim LeBlanc wrote:
This is indeed a Imm Bald Eagle ~ 2 year age class. I band eagles yearly with USFWS.
Kim LeBlanc
Kim LeBlanc
Jan 17, 2012 08:17:55 #
Jan 17, 2012 08:25:11 #
annika_bananika wrote:
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.
My opinion, too, based on looking at the many pictures of eagles on p. 109 of National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America.
Jan 17, 2012 08:44:36 #
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.
I am almost certain it is a Golden Eagle.
Jan 17, 2012 09:07:47 #
I am not an expert but I do some eagle watching and I vote for baby eagle.
Jan 17, 2012 09:10:41 #
the tell tale sign of a golden eagle is the plummage on the legs. the feathers of a golden eagle extend to the very top of the feet, where as bald eagle feathers stop an inch or so above the feet (because they hunt mostly in water). the bird in question is a 2nd year bald eagle. first year bald eagles beaks are 100% black/grey, the yellow starts to progress into the beak and eyes in the 2nd year. the head, will begin to have white feathers in the 3rd year, not going completely white until the 5th year.
Jan 17, 2012 09:44:14 #
I was going to say bald eagle for 2 reasons. It looks like a bunch of bald eagle juvies that I have taken shots of, but the BIG reason is, cause we don't have goldens in Fl.
http://sdakotabirds.com/species/golden_eagle_info.htm
Nice capture though!!
http://sdakotabirds.com/species/golden_eagle_info.htm
Nice capture though!!
Jan 17, 2012 09:46:02 #
Kim LeBlanc wrote:
This is indeed a Imm Bald Eagle ~ 2 year age class. I band eagles yearly with USFWS.
Kim LeBlanc
Kim LeBlanc
Lucky you!
Jan 17, 2012 10:01:00 #
TraceyG wrote:
I was going to say bald eagle for 2 reasons. It looks like a bunch of bald eagle juvies that I have taken shots of, but the BIG reason is, cause we don't have goldens in Fl.
http://sdakotabirds.com/species/golden_eagle_info.htm
Nice capture though!!
http://sdakotabirds.com/species/golden_eagle_info.htm
Nice capture though!!
I refer you to your own webpage and Golden Eagle pics 2, 6 and 9. Take a look at the distinctive Golden Eagle banding on the tails. You will never find that banding on a Bald Eagle. The OP's eagle has this banding clearly displayed. Just because a map shows no particular birds "native" to an area does not mean they never migrate there, especially in times of unusual climatic conditions. You have provided your own evidence to the proof it is a Golden.
Jan 17, 2012 10:07:39 #
I'm joining those that ID this as a juvie bald eagle. Likely a two year bird.
Here's one I shot a couple weeks ago. Similar?
Here's one I shot a couple weeks ago. Similar?
Jan 17, 2012 10:08:11 #
It is an immature bald eagle. There are major differences.
Check the images in ths web page
http://www.hancockwildlife.org/forum/viewtopic.php?showtopic=132018
Check the images in ths web page
http://www.hancockwildlife.org/forum/viewtopic.php?showtopic=132018
Jan 17, 2012 10:09:47 #
jas70 wrote:
the tell tale sign of a golden eagle is the plumma... (show quote)
This is indeed an immature bald eagle. Note the uniformly colored tail feathers. Nice capture.
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