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Bald Eagle, fourth year

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Description:

Young Eagle in a White Pine, at a residence on Lake Huron

Habitat:

Woods and shorelines

Notes:

He was HUGE!!!!!!!!

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Bald Eagle, fourth year
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology


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6 Comments

MaggieNoel
MaggieNoel 9 years ago

I am a girl Bhagya Herath

Bhagya Herath
Bhagya Herath 10 years ago

smart guy,,,, nice spotting

MaggieNoel
MaggieNoel 10 years ago

Thank you ForestDragon

ricpalqueb
ricpalqueb 10 years ago

Thought of an osprey at first

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 10 years ago

This is a Bald Eagle for sure! This one is not an adult yet. They go through plumage changes each year until they reach five years of age. At five they get adult plumage (white head and tail, brown body and wings). It looks most like a fourth year.

haleyherald2001
haleyherald2001 10 years ago

It's a eagle

MaggieNoel
Spotted by
MaggieNoel

Michigan, USA

Spotted on Jul 13, 2013
Submitted on Jul 19, 2013

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