Posted by Toni Lankerd on January 15, 2009 at 5:06 PM
I don't have any recent Eagle images, but did find this one in my files. Taken early morning a few years ago a day or two after I got my first DSLR, these 5 Bald Eagles were hanging out at one of the bayous east of town...2 adults and 3 juvies.
Nice shot I think it would be fine even if there were no eagles in it.The trees and the fog work for me.
Posted by Toni Lankerd on January 15, 2009 at 7:22 PM
Thanks, Kendall. It was a magical March morning with the mist hanging over the island where the Eagles were perched!
I was just about to add a footnote to my above description, but I'll do it here. Reading in the paper about the local New Year's Day Bird Count, the article included a description of the Bald Eagle in their first 5 years of life, which I found very informative in identifying them:
For the first year, BE's are primarily dark brown. Years 2-4 is when they are splotchy white on brown. It isn't until the Bald Eagle is 5 years old that they emerge as the adult that we are most familiar with...white head, white tail and dark brown body.
Hopefully this information will help everyone with BE identification, if only for your own records.
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5 repliesI was just about to add a footnote to my above description, but I'll do it here. Reading in the paper about the local New Year's Day Bird Count, the article included a description of the Bald Eagle in their first 5 years of life, which I found very informative in identifying them:
For the first year, BE's are primarily dark brown. Years 2-4 is when they are splotchy white on brown. It isn't until the Bald Eagle is 5 years old that they emerge as the adult that we are most familiar with...white head, white tail and dark brown body.
Hopefully this information will help everyone with BE identification, if only for your own records.