The Nomad?
Bald Eagles require about five years to fully develop the adult plumage featuring the white head and chocolate brown body that many Americans are familiar with. Younger birds, such as this one, are typically a mottled white and brown.
An interesting fact from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: "Immature Bald Eagles spend the first four years of their lives in nomadic exploration of vast territories and can fly hundreds of miles per day. Some young birds from Florida have wandered north as far as Michigan, and birds from California have reached Alaska."
I don't know where this bird originated, but it was photographed at Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge, near Saginaw, Michigan.
The Nomad?
Bald Eagles require about five years to fully develop the adult plumage featuring the white head and chocolate brown body that many Americans are familiar with. Younger birds, such as this one, are typically a mottled white and brown.
An interesting fact from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: "Immature Bald Eagles spend the first four years of their lives in nomadic exploration of vast territories and can fly hundreds of miles per day. Some young birds from Florida have wandered north as far as Michigan, and birds from California have reached Alaska."
I don't know where this bird originated, but it was photographed at Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge, near Saginaw, Michigan.