Naturally Speaking: Identifying eagles

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Naturally Speaking: Identifying eagles


The female eagle is on the right. She has a dark blotch on the left side of her white head. (Photo by Jerry Davis)

A bald eagle pair built an auxiliary nest a 1,000 feet from the other nest, still intact. Time will tell if the pair moves into the new nest for egg laying, incubation, hatching, and raising one to two eaglets.

The larger of the two birds is most likely the female of this pair. Courtship can confirm gender identity, too.

 

 


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