{"id":22720,"date":"2018-02-03T16:29:10","date_gmt":"2018-02-04T00:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=22720"},"modified":"2018-02-03T18:15:38","modified_gmt":"2018-02-04T02:15:38","slug":"golden-eagle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=22720","title":{"rendered":"Golden Eagle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I don’t see a Golden Eagle often. Indeed the last time I saw one was a half-dozen years ago and it was flying at a high altitude somewhat south of the Lake. Today’s golden flew low along the north slope of the West Arm — a region with sparse observations of this upland species.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mind you, Golden Eagles are reported more often than they have ever been seen. Usually the (erroneous) report is actually of a juvenile Bald Eagle, but I have seen breathless claims where the actual bird seen was a Red-tailed Hawk. Further, the Golden Eagle isn’t the gargantuan bird of popular myth. It actually averages slightly smaller than the Bald Eagle.<\/p>\n

Yet, seeing this upland bird is indeed a rare treat — especially a close observation, such as occurred on this occasion.<\/p>\n

A Golden Eagle flies low along the ridge north of the West Arm. One of the many features that distinguish this eagle as a golden is the colour of its nape.
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