Tuesday, February 1, 2011

NBG eagles. How to tell them apart.

Congowings: (moderator on NBG chat)
It is easier to see differences when they are both side by side: however, the female is larger than male, including larger feet, bigger beak (upper mandible is deeper & mouth goes back farther under eye). On this particular pair: male has a sleeker look (flatter head when feather’s aren’t ruffled), the female’s head appears rounder. When looking close, it almost looks like male has eyeliner on his eyes.

2 comments:

  1. Thanks for posting this, Lynne-ie! I didn't see it on the cam site. Very interesting.

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  2. Some things I didn't know...thanks for passing this info along!

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