Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus

The Bald Eagle is a North American bird. They are the second largest raptor in North America after the Golden Eagle. Males and females are identical in plumage, but the female is about 25% larger.

Bald Eagles mainly feed on fish, but they may eat carrion, rabbits, hares, etc. They also eat birds such as grebes, ducks, gulls, etc.

Juvenile

Juvenile Bald Eagle 07/12/2010 - Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area, Alaska Juvenile Bald Eagle 07/12/2010 - Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area, Alaska	Juvenile Bald Eagle 07/15/2010 - Benny Benson Memorial Park, Seward, AK Juvenile Bald Eagle 07/15/2010 - Benny Benson Memorial Park, Seward, AK	Note baby on the left 04/26/2009 - Calaveras Reservoir, near Milpitas, CA Note baby on the left 04/26/2009 - Calaveras Reservoir, near Milpitas, CA
note baby on the right 04/26/2009 - Calaveras Reservoir, near Milpitas, CA note baby on the right 04/26/2009 - Calaveras Reservoir, near Milpitas, CA	Note the baby with its wing up 05/12/2009 - Calaveras Reservoir, near Milpitas, CA Note the baby with its wing up 05/12/2009 - Calaveras Reservoir, near Milpitas, CA

Adult

07/15/2010 - Seward, AK 07/15/2010 - Seward, AK	07/15/2010 - Seward, AK 07/15/2010 - Seward, AK	07/15/2010 - Lowell Point, Seward, AK 07/15/2010 - Lowell Point, Seward, AK
01/17/2013 - San Francisco Zoo, CA 01/17/2013 - San Francisco Zoo, CA	Injured Bald Eagle - note the tongue 09/24/2009 - Lindsay Wildlife Museum, Walnut Creek, CA Injured Bald Eagle - note the tongue 09/24/2009 - Lindsay Wildlife Museum, Walnut Creek, CA	10/20/2010 - Ogden Nature Center, Ogden, Utah 10/20/2010 - Ogden Nature Center, Ogden, Utah
04/15/2012 - Houston Zoo, Texas 04/15/2012 - Houston Zoo, Texas	08/24/2012 - National Aviary, Pittsburg, PA 08/24/2012 - National Aviary, Pittsburg, PA	03/13/2013 - Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park, FL 03/13/2013 - Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park, FL
03/16/2013 - Oscar Scherer State Park, Nokomis, FL 03/16/2013 - Oscar Scherer State Park, Nokomis, FL

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