Bald eagle - Wikipedia
The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a bird of prey found in North America. A sea eagle, it has two known subspecies and forms a species pair with the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus …
Bald Eagle Identification - All About Birds
Adult Bald Eagles have white heads and tails with dark brown bodies and wings. Their legs and bills are bright yellow. Immature birds have mostly dark heads and tails; their brown wings and …
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
A large raptor, the bald eagle has a wingspread of about seven feet. Adults have a dark brown body and wings, white head and tail, and a yellow beak. Juveniles are mostly brown with white …
How to Identify Bald Eagles, Young and Old – BWD Magazine
Most everyone, if asked how to identify a bald eagle, could at least stammer out a few words that, reduced to the simplest terms might be stated as follows, “big + brown + white head + white …
How to Identify Bald Eagle Feathers - The Bird Geek
Various colorations seen in bald eagle tail feathers. An eagle’s tail feathers are typically about the same overall size and shape as secondary wing feathers and help eagles make the quick …
Bald Eagle | Audubon Field Guide
Adults unmistakable with white head and tail, dark brown body. Immatures take four years to reach adult plumage; youngest juveniles have dark brown heads and bodies, some whitish …
Journey North Bald Eagles
Its tail helps with: Balance in flight--the tail is long enough and wide enough to help balance the bird's head in flight ; Surface area for soaring--the tail can widen to provide extra surface area, …
Bald Eagle Adult Adult Bald Eagles are easily recognizable, with their pure white heads and tails and dark brown bodies. The detached white tail feathers (Fig. 7) cannot be confused with …
Bald Eagle Fact Sheet – HawkWatch International
Adult Bald Eagles are perhaps the most well-known raptor in the world. Birders and non-birders are familiar with their characteristic white head and tail, especially in the U.S., where it is the …
Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus | The Eagle Directory
Bald Eagles may be the most recognized eagles in North America with their characteristic white head and tail, dark brown body, and yellow beak. They are sister species to Haliaeetus …