This guy buzzed the waterfowl at the Lake late today, his mere appearance provoked a mass exodus of assorted ducks and geese.
I can't tell what he is yet, still looking.
I can't tell what he is yet, still looking.
Does it have large talons?
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Funny thing, last night at dusk I saw two big birds of prey of some kind fishing at this same location. I though they were ospreys, but their plummage was too dark.
Is that a Golden Eagle? I don't think they fish but I could be wrong.
I thought of that, but I don't think they fish. Maybe a young Bald Eagle?
Could be a juvenile baldy? It looks a lot like a Goldie, though. I was looking to see which eagles range over you area and I did see the Bald and the Golden but I am not sure if any other Eagles inhabit that region.
There's a big buteo called the Ferruginous Hawk, bigger than a red-tail, but they tend to live out in the prairies, and this one really does look like an eagle.
Juvenile Bald Eagle and trick of the reflected light.
It looks like a Bald Eagle, without the white head-female perhaps?
Here's a link to wikipedia that tells how to differentiate a juvi Bald Eagle and a Golden.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald_Eagle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald_Eagle
Both sexes of the Bald eagle have white heads after about 5 years of living.
I tend to think Pablo is right.
I tend to think Pablo is right.
I vote we bring it down with an RPG and get a closer look ...
The way this guy was jinking, I doubt you could hit him with anything more precise than a shotgun.
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can't tell what he is yet, still looking.
It is a bird.
can't tell what he is yet, still looking.
It is a bird.
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