Bald Eagle

Description:

Bald Eagle,when grown is a large bird. The matured adult Bald Eagle is evenly brown with a white head and tail.The beak, feet and irides are bright yellow. The tail is moderately long and slightly wedge-shaped. Males and females are identical in plumage coloration, but sexual dimorphism is evident in the species in that females are 25 percent larger than males.

Habitat:

Bald Eagle is found near large bodies of open water with an abundant food supply and old-growth trees for nesting.

Notes:

Bald Eagles circle and perch on outposts of old timbers along the bay and shoreline. Bald Eagle will stay perched for hours if not disturbed. In flight I typically see Bald Eagles being mobbed by smaller bird species found in the Bald Eagles feeding area. I once observed a Bald Eagle dropping the remains of a fish it had fed on, into a flock of Gulls. I watched the Bald Eagle bath in a creek after a meal of fish. Young Bald Eagles are accompanied by their parent(s) in the spring flights. I enjoy watching Bald Eagles. The Bald Eagle is a patient fisherman.