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Eagle, Bald (continued) 



year after year. This particular nest was about 6 feet from 

 top to bottom and about 5 feet across. There was a slight 

 depression in the top. The habits of the bird lead it to add a 

 few fresh sticks each year and at last the nest becomes so heavy 

 that storms destroy it. This nest was blown out of the tree 

 the fourth winter after this picture was taken. 



Call no. 

 Nu EBl Nest and Young Bird Flying from It. Oneida lake. (1911) 



Bailey 



Notice the awkward position of the feet. The picture shows 

 the first flight the young bird has ever attempted. 



Nu EB3 Two Birds About Two Weeks Old Perched on Fallen Tree 

 Trunk. Oneida lake. (1909) Bailey 



These birds were removed from the nest and placed on a limb 

 for the purpose of photographing them. They are covered with 

 a woolly down instead of feathers. After the pictures were 

 taken the young eagles were replaced in the nest. Note the 

 shape of bill, the powerful feet and the heavy wings. 



Nu EB45 Two Young Birds in Nest. Oneida lake. (1909) Bailey 



This picture was made in July, when the young were about 

 four months old. They left the nest about two weeks later. The- 

 nest shown in the picture is only a few years old and conse- 

 quently has not the vertical diameter shown in Nu EB. 



Nu EB5 Young Bird Nearly Ready to Fly, Posed on Log, Back and 

 Side View. Oneida lake. (1911) Bailey 



Notice the position of the wings and the well-formed tail. 

 The white head and tail of the adult do not appear until the 

 second season. 



Nu EB52 Young Bird Standing on Log, Showing Heavy Wings, 

 Facing Observer. Oneida lake. (1909) Bailey 



This bird at the age the picture was taken showed a remark- 

 able development of wings, which were so heavy that the bird 

 was obliged to let them droop. Such hastened development of 

 wings is characteristic of the eagle and other soaring birds with 

 large wings. 

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