Big Bird (Not the yellow one)..

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Big Bird (Not the yellow one)..

Post by Guy » December 23rd, 2013, 6:50 am

Lots of these on the Klickitat yesterday. Can someone tell me what they are?

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Re: Big Bird (Not the yellow one)..

Post by vibramhead » December 23rd, 2013, 7:12 am

I'm no expert, but I think it might be a rough legged hawk.
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Re: Big Bird (Not the yellow one)..

Post by n.bumppo » December 23rd, 2013, 7:46 am

Looks like a juvenile bald eagle to me.
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Re: Big Bird (Not the yellow one)..

Post by vibramhead » December 23rd, 2013, 8:43 am

n.bumppo wrote:Looks like a juvenile bald eagle to me.
Yes, that looks like a better match.
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Post by Guy » December 23rd, 2013, 8:46 am

vibramhead wrote:
n.bumppo wrote:Looks like a juvenile bald eagle to me.
Yes, that looks like a better match.
Thanks guys, that would make sense as there were also Bald Eagles in the same area.

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Post by forestkeeper » December 23rd, 2013, 10:49 am

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Re: Big Bird (Not the yellow one)..

Post by R11 » December 23rd, 2013, 1:05 pm

Some bird's beak colors do change as they mature. Looks like it's probably an immature bald eagle to me too. Here's a pic of mature/immature side by side on a branch:

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Post by forestkeeper » December 23rd, 2013, 1:18 pm

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Re: Big Bird (Not the yellow one)..

Post by Girl Flora » February 9th, 2014, 6:12 pm

I do bald eagle surveys on occasion; I can confirm that's a juvenile bald eagle. They are in dark morph until they reach about 4-5, then the turn into the classic bald eagle plumage. Their young often hang around the adults for several years, and are tolerated by the adults even when the adults have a second brood. Kids move back home even in the animal kingdon :lol:
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Post by forestkeeper » February 10th, 2014, 1:17 pm

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