Bald eagle at Lake Hefner

[Okie4570]

We see them pretty often, especially along the Salt Fork as they follow the ducks and geese. Couple of times a year you'll see one that looks way bigger than the normal baldy, yet no white head and it will be a Golden eagle.

Caught these two snacking on a snow goose on ice a couple miles north of the house last year.

 

[yukonjack]

We see them pretty often, especially along the Salt Fork as they follow the ducks and geese. Couple of times a year you'll see one that looks way bigger than the normal baldy, yet no white head and it will be a Golden eagle.

Caught these two snacking on a snow goose on ice a couple miles north of the house last year.

Bald eagles do not get their trademark "white head" until they are between 2 to 3 years old.

 

[yukonjack]

Bald eagles do not get their trademark "white head" until they are between 2 to 3 years old.

 

[Okie4570]

^^^^^^ Nope, and Golden eagles have feathers all the way down to their talons..............which is how I know they're not an immature Bald. We usually see one about every other year. Fed GW at Salt Plains says they're here every here, but I don't always see them.

 

[lasher]

white head appears when they reach sexual maturity, usually at 5 years old

 

[doctorjj]

Saw a bald eagle up on my farm last weekend. East side of Ft. Gibson. My son was with me, we were about 75 yards from it just perched up in a tree.

 

[cody6766]

I remember seeing a nesting pair with chicks in NE OK. It was cool to watch the parents hunt and the chicks move about the nest.

There's a huge preserve in Haines, AK that is a sight to see. We drove through in the "off season" and were floored. There were 4-6 eagles per tree, and no shortage of occupied trees. It's worth the stop if you're ever up that way, but it's really out of the way.

 

[celbii]

Awesome pictures, I have yet to see any down there but I will be on the lookout now.

 

[dennishoddy]

We have an active nest by our home. The Sutton Aviary folks have a volunteer spotter that makes regular trips to photograph the nest.
They get plenty to eat from the road killed deer and fish on the Arkansas River.