If you get tired of the contrasty black and white of the adult Bald Eagle, be sure to take a gander at some of the juveniles you’ll see around…usually every winter that’s a pretty good batch of them. From one year up to 5 years of age, you will see varying stages or degrees of … Read more
The average female Bald Eagle will weigh in at 12 lbs…some are larger though and could be several pounds heavier. So with all this mass, one has to be a bit dainty in the landing on ice. After they fall through a few times, the birds stop landing with a resounding thud, and put down … Read more
Even for an apex predator like the Bald Eagle…life ain’t perfect. There aren’t many things in the air, or ground for that matter, that will bother an eagle all that much…they are tough and scrappy…and with all that capability you’d think they were perfect hunters…but sometimes they miss, slip up, or just drop the proverbial … Read more
“But flies an eagle flight, bold and forth on, Leaving no track behind.” – William Shakespeare
A very great vision is needed, and the man who has it must follow it as the eagle seeks the deepest blue of the sky. – Crazy Horse
Bald Eagles can spend most of the winter in close proximity to one another. There are advantages to this in that they may pirate off one another for a fish now and then. Juveniles are particularly prone to chasing after another bird with a fish. At the same time, all this togetherness can cause a … Read more