Bald Eagle Identifying Features

Adult

Photo by Suzi Heck
large yellowish or
orangish bill & cere
pale yellow irises
white head & neck


Photo by BJ Stacey
white tail & white lower back


Photo by Marge Gibson
brown body
feathers with tawny tips


Juvenile

Photo by Marge Gibson
black bill & cere
brown iris


Photo courtesy Carolina Raptor Center
black or black & white tail


Photo courtesy Carolina Raptor Center
dark brown body & wings with blackish remiges