Don't know this person's qualifications, but guess I'm going to have to accept her word on this. However, it didn't cost anything....hmmm. ;-)
Jack --- On Thu, 1/13/11, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Fw: Eagle Identification Answer > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, January 13, 2011, 11:14 AM > Jack Davis wrote: > > >OK, so I was guessing "Golden." > > > >Jack > > > I was a Golden guesser too the juvie balds Ive > actually seen in person > were much more mottled > > ann > > > > > > >----- Forwarded Message ---- > >From: Melissa Mayntz <[email protected]> > >To: Jack Davis <[email protected]> > >Sent: Thu, January 13, 2011 8:46:10 AM > >Subject: Re: Bird Identification > > > >Hi Jack, > > > >Thanks so much for sending along this photo for > identification help; I'm always > >happy to help puzzle out mystery birds! > > > >This is indeed a juvenile bald eagle, most likely just > about a year old based on > >the darkness of the plumage and the white just > starting to appear on the head. > >The incredibly large bill and the shape of the bill are > also characteristic of > >the species. These birds don't get the mature white > head and white tail until > >they are almost four years old. > > > >You can find more information on bald eagles here: > > > >http://birding.about.com/od/birdprofiles/p/baldeagle.htm > > > >I hope this helps! Thanks again; it's always great to > hear from readers and to > >help them perfect their birding expertise. If you > haven't already, please > >consider signing up for my free newsletter > >(http://birding.about.com/gi/pages/stay.htm); I send out > weekly featured birds, > >backyard birding tips, identification information, and > more. If you're on > >Facebook, you can also "like" my site there > >(http://www.facebook.com/AboutBirding) for > even more birding tips, discussion, > >and photo sharing. > >_________________________ > >Melissa Mayntz > >Guide to Birding and Wild Birds > >http://birding.about.com > >----- > >About.com | Need. Know. Accomplish. > >About.com is part of The New York Times Company > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Davis" <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 9:21 AM > >Subject: Bird Identification > > > > > >Please identify the immature eagle(?) pictured in the > attached photo. > > > >Photo taken 1/17/2011 in Butte Co. CA, State Wildlife > Area's, Gray Lodge. Twice > >recently, I've seen an adult Bald Eagle in the same > vicinity. > > > >Thank you so much! > > > >Jack Davis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
