There was a mature bald eagle near the side of the road when I drove by today and the other day there was an immature bald eagle near the same area.

Seeing a Bald Eagle

There were bats flying around the evenings I was looking at the comet and I was glad they were out eating mosquitoes but I enjoyed seeing this bald eagle more as it soared across the sky before landing in the tree. The eagle was doing some calling after it landed.

Bald Eagle Calling

As the snow began to fall, something larger swooped down near my head before flying up to a large pine tree. This juvenile bald eagle’s head wasn’t as white as the snow yet as some brown still shows on its head.  Bald Eagles take about five and a half years to mature to the typical white head and tail and solidly dark chocolate brown body, legs and wing feathers of an adult. Immature Bald Eagles can spend the first four years of their lives exploring of vast territories and can fly hundreds of miles per day.

Juvenile Bald Eagle

The Bald Eagle has been the national emblem of the United States since 1782 and while not really bald, their white-feathered heads gleam in contrast to their chocolate-brown body and wings. At one time, the word “bald” meant “white,” not hairless.  Young bald eagles attain adult plumage in about five years so the young are often overlooked without their ‘bald’ heads. One adult and two immature bald eagles were hanging out by the side of the road and this one is about two years old.

Immature Bald Eagle

Last evening I was walking through the pasture to take a picture of the new calf and on my way, I spotted a bald eagle circling overhead as I suppose it wanted to eat the afterbirth. After circling a few times, it landed in a tall pine tree since I wasn’t leaving but then the smaller birds weren’t leaving the eagle alone either. Finally it had enough harassment and took off although the smaller birds were still chasing the eagle as it left.

Eagle Being Harassed