Golden Eagle Images, Facts and Information:
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- Golden Eagles are large bodied and have dark brown plumage and always have a golden sheen to the backs of their heads and necks.
- Golden Eagles can be year round residents in their range but there are also Golden Eagles who are short to medium distance migrants.
- Golden Eagles are found throughout the Northern Hemisphere. They prefer open and semi-open country including canyons, mountains, cliffs, bluffs, escarpments, grasslands, shrublands and sagebrush steppe.
- Golden Eagles eat small to medium sized mammals including, rabbits, hares, ground squirrels, marmots and prairie dogs but they will also take down larger animals and will consume carrion.
- Golden Eagles lay 1 to 3 eggs which hatch in 41 to 45 days. Both sexes incubate and they are monogamous.
- A group of eagles can be called a “jubilee”, “tower” and “soar” of eagles.
- Golden Eagles can live to be more than 31 years old.
I hope you enjoy viewing my Golden Eagle photos.
Deceased Golden Eagle (Graphic)
Title: Deceased Golden Eagle
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 1/15/2017
First year Golden Eagle on a lichen covered boulder
Title: First year Golden Eagle on a lichen covered boulder
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/25/2016
Adult Golden Eagle in flight over ancient boulders
Title: Adult Golden Eagle in flight over ancient boulders
Location: Wayne County, Utah
Date: 3/4/2016
Golden Eagle adult perched on huge boulders
Title: Golden Eagle adult perched on huge boulders
Location: Wayne County, Utah
Date: 3/4/2016
Golden Eagle fly by
Title: Golden Eagle fly by
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/31/2015
Golden Eagle soaring over the Great Salt Lake
Title: Golden Eagle soaring over the Great Salt Lake
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/31/2015
Golden Eagle and a Black-billed Magpie
Title: Golden Eagle and a Black-billed Magpie
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/29/2015
Pair of Golden Eagles on Lady Finger Point
Title: Pair of Golden Eagles on Lady Finger Point
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/29/2015
Golden Eagle lifting off in a snow storm
Title: Golden Eagle lifting off in a snow storm
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/28/2014
Golden Eagle in falling snow
Title: Golden Eagle in falling snow
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/28/2014
Immature Golden Eagle on Christmas Day 2013
Title: Immature Golden Eagle on Christmas Day 2013
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 2/25/2013
Golden Eagle in flight over Box Elder County
Title: Golden Eagle in flight over Box Elder County
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 2/24/2013
Golden Eagle – TOO Close!
Title: Golden Eagle – TOO Close!
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/12/2013
Golden Eagle in flight over Antelope Island SP
Title: Golden Eagle in flight over Antelope Island SP
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/2/2012
Golden Eagle lift off at Flaming Gorge
Title: Golden Eagle lift off at Flaming Gorge
Location: Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Antelope Flat, Daggett County, Utah
Date: 9/21/2011