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Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Photo by ceherzog
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This is a 3rd year Eagle...head is in the process of turning white

Habitat:

Located on the mud flats in Sarasota Bay near the north Siesta Key bridge.

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Comments (4)
ceherzog
Thanks you all...and thanks to Karen for using it on the Facebook page!
KarenL
Fun fact! Bald eagles are of course not actually bald, but get their name from an older meaning of "white headed”. Juvenile eagles are predominately brown, and lack the distinctive snowy-white head and tail feathers until they gain their adult plumage at around four years of age. This sub-adult is just going through that awkward in-between phase! https://upload.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10153959742825603/?type=1&stream_ref=10

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PublishedMarch 24, 2014

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