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English: An individual bald eagle at various stages of plumage between nestling and adult. Images show the same bird as a nestling, at 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, and 5 years old. Note the lightening of the eye, the yellowing of the beak, and the whitening of the eponymous head. This individual is a permanent resident bird at the California Raptor Center named Sul Wita. |
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| Author | Daniel Polin, William Thein, and Ingela Kaersvang |
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This image has been selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 27 January 2027. It will be captioned as follows: English: An individual bald eagle at various stages of plumage between nestling and adult. Images show the same bird as a nestling, at 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, and 5 years old. Note the lightening of the eye, the yellowing of the beak, and the whitening of the eponymous head. Other languages:
English: An individual bald eagle at various stages of plumage between nestling and adult. Images show the same bird as a nestling, at 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, and 5 years old. Note the lightening of the eye, the yellowing of the beak, and the whitening of the eponymous head. |
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| current | 13:52, 15 October 2025 | | 6,885 × 3,673 (17.47 MB) | Polinova | Higher resolution so each image is over 2Mpx |
| 13:54, 26 August 2025 |  | 2,700 × 1,440 (2.86 MB) | Polinova | Uploaded own work with UploadWizard |
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