Several people have contacted me with questions and most think that this is a juvenile Bald Eagle. I know that the photo is bad but we only had our cell phones and this was the best one. As I told some of them, I did question if it was a Golden or not, but the more that I think of it, there are some things that just don’t jive with what I know about young Bald Eagles. We get a lot of young and mature Bald Eagles here on Highland Lake, so I am used to seeing them. This bird was not even close to the color they are. For one thing, there was no white spotting (I don’t know a better word for it) on its body color that is very indicative of a juveniles I’ve seen. I didn’t see any white all, but then I did not see it flying. It was very comfortable just sitting quietly on the branch. It was very golden in color with a darker golden brown on the wings. It was also much larger than the size of a mature Bald Eagle, perhaps even as much as twice the size. I’m talking huge! Oh, and it didn’t have the yellow bill that I am used to seeing in Bald Eagles, it looked more grey to me, at least what I could see.
I’m pretty much a newbie and at times so off base I’m in another state, but hopefully, I am now describing it better than what the photo would just indicate. Thanks, Pauli I believe that this might be a Golden Eagle. It was spotted just east of old Town Mead on CR 32 near the intersection of CR 13. It flew into a tree outside my friend’s home. It was still there at nightfall. I’ve never seen one up close before so if I am wrong, please tell me. Pauli Smith Highlandlake/Mead, Weld, Colorado -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/DM3PR11MB08609B46E335BCC14C0CF040DF980%40DM3PR11MB0860.namprd11.prod.outlook.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/DM3PR11MB08609B46E335BCC14C0CF040DF980%40DM3PR11MB0860.namprd11.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/DM3PR11MB0860D9BBD040E3282D62475EDF980%40DM3PR11MB0860.namprd11.prod.outlook.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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