Juvenile/Adolescent Bald Eagle?

Not a great shot as he caught me totally off guard. He came gliding in while I was shooting some gulls and a crane sitting on the water. I know it's not a Red-tail Hawk, as there were some them around and this guy was larger than them. Later on I did spot a full adult Bald Eagle sitting on the ice. Tried to get some shots, but he was to far away for my 150-600mm.

Yes it's a juvenile bald eagle. Nice shot!

Thank you Ian. I think I'll run back down there today and see if I can grab some more. So far I've not seen any of them get aggressive, or do much of anything except fly around or sit on the ice, in trees or banks of the reservoir.

Juvenile bald eagles can be fun to shoot. They aren't experienced in fishing so their characteristics are sometimes different than a mature bald eagle.

Good shot. Keep posting!

msaction wrote in post #18225482
Juvenile bald eagles can be fun to shoot. They aren't experienced in fishing so their characteristics are sometimes different than a mature bald eagle.

Good shot. Keep posting!

Thank you.

I think it's a three-year-old bird as it has the 'osprey' look to its head.

I was thinking it had to be more than a year old. It was rather large.
Thanks Al.

CDMOOSE wrote in post #18225561
I think it's a three-year-old bird as it has the 'osprey' look to its head.

Yeah, late 3rd year, looks like. Nice capture, Ron

Thank you Eric.

frozenframe wrote in post #18225738
I was thinking it had to be more than a year old. It was rather large.
Thanks Al.

Actually, I seem to recall that immature eagles can be significantly larger than adults; as they age, their musculature develops and they become more compact, plus their wing and tail feathers are longer.

Considering the situation you did good, I like it.

dm1215al wrote in post #18225826
Considering the situation you did good, I like it.

Thank you very kindly.