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Bald eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Description:

"dirty" appearance of white plumage suggests it may be a 4th year bird

Habitat:

spotted, surprisingly, on the roof of a boat lift on the Indian River

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2 Comments

auntnance123
auntnance123 12 years ago

Thanks, Sachin. This guy totally surprised me: I was driving home along the river road and thought, 'Man, that's got to be the biggest osprey ever.' It wasn't until I was next to the dock that I saw what it really was. Most unusual perch for an eagle.

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

nice spotting,

auntnance123
Spotted by
auntnance123

Florida, USA

Spotted on Mar 23, 2012
Submitted on Mar 23, 2012

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