Juvenile Bald Eagle, Alaska
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Filed under: Alaska, Bald Eagle, Wildlife on 3/30/2009
See the new bald eagle photos.
This is a juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). The speckled brown and white coloration is highly variable among juvenile bald eagles which can sometimes resemble golden eagles. It is typically not until the fourth year that juveniles mature and assume the characteristic brown body and white head of the adult bald eagle.
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| Juvenile bald eagle, second year coloration plumage, closeup of head and shoulders, looking directly at camera, snowflakes visible on feathers. Immature coloration showing white speckling on feathers. Kachemak Bay, Homer, Alaska, USA. Image: 22589 Species: Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis Location: Kachemak Bay, Homer, Alaska, USA  View this Image in Google Earth! |
More bald eagle photos from my recent trip to Homer will be posted in the coming days.
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Updated: February 7, 2012
Today, in Victoria BC - across from the Olympic Mountain Range in the US - I saw a wonderful juvenile bald eagle. It flew right over me. On either side, it had crows and gulls that were trying to bully it and pest it away. I saw the blend of beige feathers with the dark brown fathers on its belly. I saw the yellow claws, the yellow beak and see-through clear little blue eyes. I saw its white feathers on his head coming through the dark patches. I saw it fly over the cliff twice and I saw it sitting on the rocks by the wild ocean twice. Seeing it many be feel very excited. It was so big compared to the crows and gulls, and it had such stance while sitting and such elegance while in flight.
Comment by Annuska — 4/29/2010 @ 2:28 pm