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Training Wheels
CurtMorgan

Training Wheels (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

The longer feathers of the first year juvenile make its wings much broader than that of an adult. The longer feathers are like training wheels on a little kid's bike.
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Habitat
River's edge; limited open water near power plant
Location
Cohoes Falls, Cohoes, New York
Date taken
28Feb2015
Scientific name
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Equipment used
Canon 7D + Canon 400mm f5.6 handheld
wvbirdwatcher
Interesting! Didn't know about the "training wheels"! Make me wonder if their bodies grow longer during their second year of life. Excellent and information shot, thanks so much, Curt!
 
digishooter
These images of juvenile birds is useful. This looks to be a 1st to 2nd year bird. Good one. :t: :t:
 

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