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Young bald eagles hunting

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Photo by KarenSaxton
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Field Notes

Description:

Large eagle with white head and tail, although juveniles are a mottled brown

Habitat:

Temporary wetlands adjacent to highway

Notes:

There were three juveniles baldies: two in the air and one on the ground. Since it seemed they could have just picked off any one of the coots easily, I am guessing this was play hunting.

Note the eagle on the ground in photo 3 - we didn't see this one sitting there for some time

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Comments (1)
KarenSaxton
had to re-order the photos as somehow PN changed them

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Birds of the World
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Global Flight
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The Pacific Northwest Bioregion
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Hunters & Animal Food Habits
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Raptors of North America
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PublishedMarch 13, 2012

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