Local eagle photos

[Steuben Jerry]

There’s a road killed doe about a mile up the road. We have a local eagle population that spend their time along the Cohocton River down the hill and I know of an active nest overlooking the river. I got these pics of them hanging around feeding on the carcass yesterday afternoon. Based on the feather color pattern and the sizes being the same, I believe the darker headed ones are golden eagles and not juvenile bald eagles. The pic of the golden in flight was the largest bird in the group. If that’s all correct, there were three bald eagles and four golden eagles in the area. I see baldies occasionally, but always single ones prior. And I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a golden for sure before this.

I was able to creep up in the truck to within 100-ish yards and got these shots standing on the running boards. I did try to sneak up closer on foot, but that’s when they took flight.

 

Edited April 6, 2022 by Steuben Jerry

[Lawdwaz]

It’s be neat to stick a camera over there for some more pics.  

[Lawdwaz]

It’d 

[Paula]

Great pictures

[mowin]

Great pics.

I don't think those are golden eagles.  They have a black beak. Looks like yellow is starting to develop on the beaks in your pics. 

[ncountry]

23 minutes ago, mowin said:

Great pics.

I don't think those are golden eagles.  They have a black beak. Looks like yellow is starting to develop on the beaks in your pics. 

Most likely an immature Bald eagle.

Here is a closer pic of one I took last summer . I watched them grow up all summer so I'm sure he was a young bald eagle.lol

[Pygmy]

I suspect those are immature bald rather than goldens...I see lots of them up and down both the Cohocton and the Canisteo  valleys... Goldens are  a possible, but a much less likely sighting here...

[First-light]

Nice picts!

 

[XGX7PM]

Near the Cattaraugus State Forest

 

[Paula]

Not a great picture, I took it a yr ago in Batavia

[SpacemanSpiff]

Yeah thats a juvenile. I have been watching them around here for a few years. Big freakin birds

[Steuben Jerry]

6 hours ago, Pygmy said:

I suspect those are immature bald rather than goldens...I see lots of them up and down both the Cohocton and the Canisteo  valleys... Goldens are  a possible, but a much less likely sighting here...

That makes sense. I’m definitely very uncertain on identifying them. The pic of the one in flight was definitely a tad bigger than the baldies though. Was the big bird of the bunch.

[corydd7]

This guy was eating a squirrel in my yard today.