The Immature Bald Eagle

Chicks - Sometimes two chicks will survive the egg hatching process, but it is not uncommon for the older eaglet to kill the smaller one, especially if the older is a female, as females are consistently larger than males. Should one chick decide to kill its sibling, neither parent will make the slightest effort to stop the fratricide.

Approximately 40% of young eagles do not survive their first flight.

The young birds, with the exception of their color, resemble their parents, but are nothing like them in behavior. They have to learn how to hunt, and they only have the remainder of the summer to learn. After that, they're on their own. The first winter is the most dangerous and difficult part of an eagle's life. This Immature Bald Eagle is eating carrion ( A dead White tail deer )