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Bald Eagle with Midshipman Fish, Hood Canal, Washington

A young bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) feeds on a midshipman fish that it caught in the Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles congregate in the area early each summer to feast on the migrating fish that gets trapped in oyster beds during low tides. This eagle is likely 4 years old. Bald eagles don't get their pure white heads and tails until they are 5.

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A young bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) feeds on a midshipman fish that it caught in the Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles congregate in the area early each summer to feast on the migrating fish that gets trapped in oyster beds during low tides. This eagle is likely 4 years old. Bald eagles don't get their pure white heads and tails until they are 5.