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To: Honor First who wrote (8865)	6/11/2006 3:29:11 PM
From: CWolf	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 26417

What? I look like an eagle expert? Answers: 1. When their feathers grow out and the parents kick them out of the nest... much like human children, except humans don't get feathers, they get keys to their own car. 2. Rumor has it the smaller one is either a male or was hatched 4 or 5 days after the bigger one. 3. I'm supposed to answer that? Just watch more often or at different times of day. I caught sight once very early in the morning, when it was still almost dark out where they are. Both parents were standing guard and/or sleeping. 4. Yes. I presume you want me to tell you how. Females are bigger and fiercer looking... sort of like my wife, except for the bigger and fiercer part. :) Otherwise, male eagles have no obvious appendages to clearly distinguish them. Female eagles can tell though. If this isn't satisfactory, try the eagle forums the site links you to. I know I read or saw an actual intelligent answer to that question.

To: Honor First who wrote (8865)	6/17/2006 11:47:26 AM
From: E'Lane	Respond to of 26417

Eagle Questions: How long before the eagles fly? Was that smaller one hatched later? It's been days since I've seen an adult? Is there a way to tell male or female? (eagles ;) Ok, so having just returned from the Garden of Eagles...I can now answer some Eagle questions. 1. They are already flying...I saw them. (SERIOUSLY!) 2. No clue. :) 3. I saw a bunch a couple days ago. Did you know the young ones (first couple of years) are distinquishable by the fact that they are plain brown? They don't get their "golf ball" heads till later on? We would see what looked like full grown eagles soaring across the sky and R would (in his best Professor voice) calmly proclaim "oh look, that's a young one" (knowing it was so because it was plain brown, no color). He's a quick study. Yeah, it was a learning experience. My brain grew a tiny while in Alaska. <g> 4. Nope, they have to do dna tests to figure out who's a female and who's not so lucky. <g> Seriously, we were at the Raptor Center in Sitka and they had an eagle that had been there for years. "She" was tested and found to actually be a "he". When quizzed as to what kinda doctors examined that bird, we were told you can't visually tell the difference & that they have to do dna testing to see. Ok...so that WAS a serious question, yes???? Cause other than a couple of those answers...I TOOK your question serious! (and am also blathering on to give you a chance at said upcoming grub!)