IWRC Raptor ID Series
 
Bald Eagle Characteristics
 
Adult
         
 
(photo of white
tail needed)
 
large yellowish or
orangish bill & cere
pale yellow irises
white head & neck
white tail & white lower back
brown body
feathers with tawny tips
         
Juvenile
         
 
 
 
black bill & cere
brown iris
black or black & white tail
dark brown body & wings with blackish remiges
  
         
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