Immature Golden Eagle - Vancouver Island

Photo by Dave Kemp

This photo by Dave Kemp of an immature Golden Eagle, seen in flight from below, on Vancouver Island, displays well-defined white patches at the base of the primaries and a white tail with distinct dark terminal band.   The Golden Eagle often soars with wings slightly uplifted, and inhabits mountainous or hilly terrain where it nests on cliffs or ridges.   It hunts over open country for small mammals, snakes, birds and carrion.   It is fairly common in the western U.S.A. and Canada, but is uncommon to rare in the east..

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