IMMATURE BALD EAGLE(LESS THAN 4 YEARS OLD) PERCHED HIGH IN THE BLUFFS OVERLOOKING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN ELSAH AND ALTON
EAGLE FACT(S)
IMMATURE(JUVENILE) BALD EAGLES HAVE A MIXTURE OF BROWN AND WHITE FEATHERS AND A BLACK BEAK. THE ADULT COLORATION OF BLACKISH-BROWN WITH WHITE HEAD AND TAIL ALONG WITH A YELLOW BEAK DEVELOPS WHEN THEY ARE SEXUALLY MATURE, ABOUT 4 OR 5 YEARS OF AGE.