You are welcome, but I apologize for forgetting that not everyone has been looking at birds for so long. I assume this ID was obvious, but maybe not? Let me know if you want more detail on what makes this a Bald Eagle. Haans On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 8:17 AM, Haans Petruschke <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi, > > Jen is correct that shape and proportions are very good clues > to separating Bald and Golden Eagles. Head size is most useful. A Bald > Eagle's head will extend in front of the wing 2 3rds the length of the > tail. A Golden Eagle's head will only extend forward of the wings about 1 > 3rd the length of the tail. Learn to look for this first and then plumage > clues as secondary characteristics on flying eagles. > > Haans Petruschke > Kirtland > ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]