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Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Description:

The adult bald eagle is large bird of prey with a white head and tail and dark brown body. Feet and strongly-hooked beak are yellow. Immature bald eagles are brown with irregular white splotching under the wings and on the breast. Feet and beak are brown. Females are larger than males.

Habitat:

Usually found along large water features, where they feed on fish. They will, however, venture into upland areas to hunt rabbits and other prey.

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6 Comments

Theresa_Young
Theresa_Young 12 years ago

Wow! Beautiful picture!

MaryEvans2
MaryEvans2 12 years ago

Beautiful!

Charles72
Charles72 12 years ago

Gorgeous bird and excellent shot.

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Lovely!

Gordon Dietzman
Gordon Dietzman 12 years ago

Thank you harsuame....

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 12 years ago

Un gran vuelo excelente...

Gordon Dietzman
Spotted by
Gordon Dietzman

Minnesota, USA

Spotted on Mar 15, 2012
Submitted on Mar 15, 2012

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