THE spot for spring Golden Eagles
OK, so this is not a beautiful image, but its fairly typical of what a migrating golden might look like at Tussey and most other hawkwatches. Learn that silhouette! (PA)
Once in a great while this happens...if you are very lucky. Bring an extra pair of pants just in case :-) (WV)
A landscape shot showing what a golden eagle might look like approaching you. Note the steady flight, long wings, overall dark color, and upturned primaries. The horizon in this image is the Allegheny Front. (PA)
An early March morning golden that was gliding just over the treetops on Tussey, until it spotted the watchers and banked off. (PA)
Topside view of a golden migrating downridge. That gorgeous golden nape is diagnostic and shows well against a dark forest background. But at a distance they can be difficult to spot against the trees. (PA)
You've heard that the golden eagle is a bird of open country. However, most eastern golden eagles spend their winters in heavily forested landscapes, albeit leafless forest, where they are quite capable of finding food. This bird is waiting to feed at a deer carcass. (PA)
Most of the goldens we see along the ridges in early spring or late fall into December are adults. (WV)
Another shot of a golden migrating over the forest landscape. (PA)
Increasingly, eastern golden eagles are sharing their aerial environment with wind turbines. (WV)