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1\/1250, f\/11, ISO 500, Canon 40D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS USM + EF 1.4 Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n The contrast between adult Bald Eagles and their younger counterparts is striking, especially when the younger bird is a juvenile (as opposed to a somewhat older subadult) and they’re seen next to each other in the same photo.<\/p>\n This older photo, taken at Farmington Bay WMA in January, shows a full adult on the left and a first winter juvenile on the right. The differences in the colors of their heads, tails, beaks and eyes are so striking as to often lead the uninformed observer to report them as different species. I’ve seen juvenile and subadult Bald Eagles reported as Golden Eagles countless times.<\/p>\n So my intention with this photo today is to contribute to some small degree to clearing up the misunderstanding, even though I know that most of my regular readers are fully aware of the distinction.<\/p>\n Besides, I like the photo.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Note:<\/em><\/p>\n You may have noticed that I’ve been posting more older photos than usual lately. Our early mornings, when I prefer to photograph birds, have been cloudy all week. The clouds have been mostly clearing out later in the day but by then it’s just too damn hot so I’ve been staying home. After today the morning clouds shouldn’t be such an issue so hopefully I’ll be out in the field more often in the coming days.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The two extremes.<\/p>\n