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Bonhomme Richard

(9,000 posts) Tue Feb 4, 2014, 10:00 PM Feb 2014

A few juvenile Bald Eagle pics from last week. Edit: Added one more.

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A few juvenile Bald Eagle pics from last week. Edit: Added one more. (Original Post) Bonhomme Richard Feb 2014 OP

VERY nice! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2014 #1

Nice shots! Solly Mack Feb 2014 #2

Nice shots. n/t ohheckyeah Feb 2014 #3

gorgeous! magical thyme Feb 2014 #4

You have cleared up an immense puzzle regarding truedelphi Feb 2014 #5

It is the... AnneD Feb 2014 #8

Well we had really been scratching our heads, and M truedelphi Feb 2014 #9

Funny how bird books... AnneD Feb 2014 #10

WOW Skittles Feb 2014 #6

Thanks all. Going out morning and evening has become an obsession. Bonhomme Richard Feb 2014 #7

Beautiful pics! Brigid Feb 2014 #11

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,593 posts)

1. VERY nice!

Reply to Bonhomme Richard (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2014, 10:08 PM

Feb 2014

Their spread wings are just spectacular.

Thank you!

Solly Mack

(90,762 posts)

2. Nice shots!

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Tue Feb 4, 2014, 11:03 PM

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ohheckyeah

(9,314 posts)

3. Nice shots. n/t

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Wed Feb 5, 2014, 12:45 AM

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magical thyme

(14,881 posts)

4. gorgeous!

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Wed Feb 5, 2014, 08:22 PM

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truedelphi

(32,324 posts)

5. You have cleared up an immense puzzle regarding

Reply to Bonhomme Richard (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2014, 10:40 PM

Feb 2014

Bird ID.

We see these guys all the time, and I have said that they can't be Bald Eagles as they have that dappled grey head.

I had never considered they might be juveniles.

Thanks for that and these are great photos as well.

AnneD

(15,774 posts)

8. It is the...

Reply to truedelphi (Reply #5)

Thu Feb 6, 2014, 10:23 AM

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mature birds that sport the white cap of feathers. I think it take at least 2 years and happens gradually.

truedelphi

(32,324 posts)

9. Well we had really been scratching our heads, and M

Reply to AnneD (Reply #8)

Thu Feb 6, 2014, 04:50 PM

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has searched through the standard bird guides. So this was a neat thing to finally reconcile.

AnneD

(15,774 posts)

10. Funny how bird books...

Reply to truedelphi (Reply #9)

Thu Feb 6, 2014, 05:09 PM

Feb 2014

seldom have picks of the immature. And just as a general rule, predators like raptors, sharks, bears, etc, take longer to mature as a rule.

Skittles

(153,150 posts)

6. WOW

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Thu Feb 6, 2014, 01:00 AM

Feb 2014

what a treat!

Bonhomme Richard

(9,000 posts)

7. Thanks all. Going out morning and evening has become an obsession.

Reply to Bonhomme Richard (Original post)

Thu Feb 6, 2014, 08:00 AM

Feb 2014

Primarily thanks to all of you here for the early encouragement.

Brigid

(17,621 posts)

11. Beautiful pics!

Reply to Bonhomme Richard (Original post)

Thu Feb 6, 2014, 11:08 PM

Feb 2014

Raptor birds are so photogenic!

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