First-year Bald Eagle, 1

A first-year Bald Eagle hanging out by the ponds behind the main office. From what the volunteers were telling us, it’s been here for at least a week, and seems kind of inept both at flying and hunting. Its parents may have abandoned it too soon and it’s having a hard time learning on its own.

   2 September 2023
   Bald Eagle
   ILCE-7RM5
   1/1600s    f/9   400mm   ISO 800
A first-year Bald Eagle (all in dark brown, with just a couple white feathers on its wings) is sitting on a roof with its back to us looking to the left