P365, Day 354 - One of Those Days

[grundyscribbling]

This is a bald eagle. He is having a less than ideal day. I'm sure we all can sympathize.

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[independence1776]

I would've guessed turkey vulture.

[grundyscribbling]

Nope - check the head. It's feathered and not bright red. Which to be fair, may be a bit hard to see since I chose the shot where he was looking right at me. This one shows it better:

This big and rather confused boy is a juvenile bald eagle. If I had to guess, I'd say he and his brother are new at flying - there was a lot of stretching and jumping and awkwardness. Even once he made it back up into the air, he didn't go far - just to the nearest sizable tree. (Not sure, but I think he was also nervous about the ospreys - he's almost equidistant between two nesting platforms and they're touchy.)

[lilith_lessfair]

Hello, there. Great shot. Today’s have been terrific as have the last few days. Thank you for sharing.

[independence1776]

Yep, not a vulture. We see them here sometimes. Bald eagles, not so much.

[grundyscribbling]

Thank you!

[sulien]

Excellent shots! I love watching the Bald Eagles we have out here, they are one of the highlights of living on the coast.

[grundyscribbling]

Thanks! Around here, I mostly see them having disagreements with ospreys of late. Probably a function of there being so many more osprey these days...