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Bald Eagles (slrpnk.net)

submitted 10 months ago by Midnight@slrpnk.net to c/birding@lemmy.world

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[–] Ashyr@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

Hey! That eagle isn’t bald! What a faker.

[–] KingOfNoobs@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The front one is a Golden Eagle.

[–] Midnight@slrpnk.net 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Its actually a juvenile bald eagle. As they age, their beak and feathers change color. The easy way to distinguish the two is that juveline bald eagles have bare legs without feathers.

For the secret way to distingush them I'd have to say that some dickweed dumped some trash out in the open and look what birds showed up; its all bald eagles.

[–] KingOfNoobs@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Cool. I stand corrected.