BLTom Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 BBC Was told by a narrature that this was a Golden Eagle. Would like confirmation, because it's a first. Thanks. DSC_0060 (2) by R. Tompkins, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLTom Posted December 22, 2018 Author Share Posted December 22, 2018 27 minutes ago, BLTom said: BBC Was told by a narrative that this was a Golden Eagle. Would like confirmation, because it's a first. Thanks. DSC_0060 (2) by R. Tompkins, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Nope, that's an immature Bald Eagle. Notice the distribution of white feathers on the body. While immature Golden Eagles (not adults) show white in the base of the tail and in the base of the primaries (outer flight feathers) from below, they never show white in the axillaries (armpit). Immature Bald Eagles, on the other hand, typically show extensive white in the axillaries (as does your bird) but not in the regions where Golden Eagles do. Also, the white coming in on the head indicates that this is a Bald Eagle, probably an older immature bird closer to adulthood. Finally, the structure is indicative of Bald Eagle: the head and bill are considerably larger than on Golden Eagle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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