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Juvenile Bald Eagle?

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Posted by Ryan DesJardins on March 25, 2010 at 12:46 AM
Juvenile Bald Eagle?
Just making sure I'm giving this the right ID.

Taken at Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge, California
Posted by Nate Chappell on March 25, 2010 at 12:58 AM
You've got it correct here Ryan!
Posted by Kathryn Engle on March 25, 2010 at 12:43 PM
Yep! Nice pic too.
Posted by David Graham on March 25, 2010 at 2:05 PM
You betcha! Good shot. Even in a pure silhouette that bill would provide definitive identification of species (but not age...)

Dave Graham in Estelline, South Dakota
Posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 25, 2010 at 6:57 PM
Nice pic! This is likely a first-year juvie, since he is so dark and so little white starting to come out. The head gets progressively lighter as they get to 3-5 yrs and sexual maturity.
Here is a good site with all kinds of eagle info:

http://www.baldeagleinfo.com/eagle/eagle4.html

Sandy r