Several people have contacted me with questions and most think that this is a juvenile Bald Eagle. I know that the photo is bad but we only had our cell phones and this was the best one. As I told some of them, I did question if it was a Golden or not, but the more that I think of it, there are some things that just don't jive with what I know about young Bald Eagles. We get a lot of young and mature Bald Eagles here on Highland Lake, so I am used to seeing them. This bird was not even close to the color they are. For one thing, there was no white spotting (I don't know a better word for it) on its body color that is very indicative of a juveniles I've seen. I didn't see any white all, but then I did not see it flying. It was very comfortable just sitting quietly on the branch. It was very golden in color with a darker golden brown on the wings. It was also much larger than the size of a mature Bald Eagle, perhaps even as much as twice the size. I'm talking huge! Oh, and it didn't have the yellow bill that I am used to seeing in Bald Eagles, it looked more grey to me, at least what I could see.
I'm pretty much a newbie and at times so off base I'm in another state, but hopefully, I am now describing it better than what the photo would just indicate.
Thanks, Pauli
I believe that this might be a Golden Eagle. It was spotted just east of old Town Mead on CR 32 near the intersection of CR 13. It flew into a tree outside my friend's home. It was still there at nightfall. I've never seen one up close before so if I am wrong, please tell me.
Pauli Smith
Highlandlake/Mead, Weld, Colorado
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