Bald Eagle Junior
by Nava Thompson
Title
Bald Eagle Junior
Artist
Nava Thompson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A photo taken by Nava Thompson of a Junior Bald Eagle flying wild in NW Arkansas. ................................... The plumage of an adult bald eagle is evenly dark brown with a white head and tail. The tail is moderately long and slightly wedge-shaped. Males and females are identical in plumage coloration, but sexual dimorphism is evident in the species, in that females are 25% larger than males....................... The beak, feet and irises are bright yellow. The legs are feather-free, and the toes are short and powerful with large talons. The highly developed talon of the hind toe is used to pierce the vital areas of prey while it is held immobile by the front toes..................... The beak is large and hooked, with a yellow cere................... The adult bald eagle is unmistakable in its native range. The closely related African fish eagle (H. vocifer) (from far outside the bald eagle's range) also has a brown body, white head and tail, but differs from the bald in having a white chest and black tip to the bill..............................The plumage of the immature is a dark brown overlaid with messy white streaking until the fifth (rarely fourth, very rarely third) year, when it reaches sexual maturity.................. Immature bald eagles are distinguishable from the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), the only other very large, non-vulturine bird in North America, in that the former has a larger, more protruding head with a larger beak, straighter edged wings which are held flat (not slightly raised) and with a stiffer wing beat and feathers which do not completely cover the legs. When seen well, the golden eagle is distinctive in plumage with a more solid warm brown color than an immature bald eagle, with a reddish-golden patch to its nape and (in immature birds) a highly contrasting set of white squares on the wing.[............................. Another distinguishing feature of the immature bald eagle over the mature bird is its black, yellow-tipped beak; the mature eagle has a fully yellow beak
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August 4th, 2014
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Comments (16)
Ricky L Jones
Gorgeous shot Nava!! Wow!
Nava Thompson replied:
Ricky---much appreciated---I have worked hard to catch Eagles out in the wild---thank you very much!
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Doug Kreuger
…Back for another look at your remarkable eagle-in-flight capture, Nava. I am pleased to see this one in the current WFS contest. Good Luck! Already a Favorite, took another Like.
Nava Thompson replied:
Doug---thank you---he would look so much better with a rainbow trout--- :) Thank you for your revisit and vote---much appreciated.
Wayne Stabnaw
Wow! What a capture! What a wing span! Love it! LF
Nava Thompson replied:
Thanks Wayne---I have to say--these Eagles have not come easy for me. Thanks for the encouragement and l/f.
Doug Kreuger
Nava, I see you got your eagle shot, Congratulations! Remarkable work, my Friend, shows what good old-fashioned perseverance can accomplish. Your photography skills soar... (-: L&F
Nava Thompson replied:
Doug--thank you---yes---I got a few---it has not been easy for me. Thanks your kind visit and l/f!