Bald Eagle vs. Turkey Vulture vs ??raptor

[floraphile]

Hi, All.  In the past, I have seen all sorts of raptors (BE, Osprey, RTH...) perch in this lonesome pine in a large field.  From my perspective, this bird seemed the size for a BE, did not appear to have the small head of a vulture or Osprey, and I saw a a pale flash when he flew off.  Wings held predominantly flat, not dihedral, but seemed to have a the slightest upturn at tips.  Can anyone ID from this blurry silhouette?

[Benjamin]

What is your location? I don't think we're going to be able to tell from the photos, but we may be able to narrow it down if we know where in the US you are located.

[floraphile]

Hi, Benjamin.  The location is in the tags  {Baldwin Co., AL}, but I did forget to date it:  18 June 2020.

[floraphile]

I should add that the speck to the right of the pine in the second pic is a bird (favor Northern Mockingbird) that was harrying the raptor.  Are vultures are harried?

Edited June 18, 2020 by floraphile
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[Charlie Spencer]

17 minutes ago, floraphile said:

I should add that the speck to the right of the pine in the second pic is a bird (favor Northern Mockingbird) that was harrying the raptor.  Are vultures are harried?

I've seen crows and mockingbirds harass vultures.

[Tony Leukering]

I suggest getting photos of any other large birds perching in that tree to provide perspective. Yes, the tree looks quite big, so the bird is large. Knowing the DBH (diameter of the trunk at breast height) would also help, as the trunk does not seem to narrow very much until at a height above the bird.

[Benjamin]

What was the bird's flight style? Did it seem to wobble from side to side? Was it steady and even with strong wingbeats? Was it buoyant and gliding? Quick choppy wingbeats or slow even ones?

[floraphile]

1 hour ago, Benjamin said:

What was the bird's flight style? Did it seem to wobble from side to side? Was it steady and even with strong wingbeats? Was it buoyant and gliding? Quick choppy wingbeats or slow even ones?

It did not teeter like a Turkey Vulture.  Wings held mostly flat.  I did not see wing beats as the bird glided from the tree and disappeared quickly from my view.