The sub-adult Bald Eagle is often mistaken for a Golden Eagle for they both can have a mixture of brown and white plumage, but they differ in other ways. Yesterday’s Bald Eagle looks as if it were hatched last summer.
An overflight reveals the mottled plumage of a nearly year-old Bald Eagle.

“I am practicing for a dance competition doing Knees Up Mother Brown.”

Thank you for the incredible pictures. I introduced your blog to a neighbour that does not have a computer. She was enthralled, and will be coming for coffee and “Exploring Kootenay Lake” at least once or twice a week.