[NatureNS] Eagle ID

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Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2006 21:06:18 -0400
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Hi Eleanor, Jeannie et al,

Bald eagles take 4 years to mature and acquire full adult plumage.
Generally in their 1st year they are mostly black, but then
graduallymolt their feathers, and for the next 3 years have varying
patterns of dark and light - often variable and splotchy, but
practically always with white in the wing-pits, which can extend onto
the belly - so your birds would likely be Bald eaglesin their 1st or
2nd winter plumage.

Richard

On 11/12/06, Jeannie <jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Eleanor,
> Its funny you should mention this,because when driving home from Antigonish
> last Tues. I saw the same type of bird.When I first saw it ,right away I
> thought immature eagle.It was circling very low above a river.I too noticed
> that it was all dark with the exception of its belly which was white.
> Jeannie
> Jeannie Shermerhorn,Port Hawkesbury
>
> Cottage....Cape George,Cape Breton
>
>
> jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca
>
>


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