Huge predatory bird

southernman13

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Saw one yesterday in Randolph county and one the day before but can’t remember where that One was. But it was close around here. Anyway big like an eagle or bigger. Was black but on its back was like whitish streaks. Looked a lot like an eagle but didn’t have a solid white head what is it?
 

NCHillbilly

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Immature bald or golden eagle?
 

buckpasser

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The only thing around here bigger than an eagle is a firebird, and I ain’t seen but three of them in my life.
 

southernman13

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Looked like an immature eagle but was just too big to be a young bird. Flew right next to my truck and it was massive. Really cool
 

CaptKeith

Senior Member
Maybe this? Immature bald eagle.1604018576148.jpeg
 

Professor

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We have some Golden Eagles. I had one circle a field I was hunting 2 days in a row. Huge, and he was level with my stand each time he came close. I thought the same as you. That thing was too big to be a juvenile anything. They fly down every winter from Canada and are monitored near Manchester on the Flint River.
 

NCHillbilly

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Looked like an immature eagle but was just too big to be a young bird. Flew right next to my truck and it was massive. Really cool
Juvenile birds are the same size as the adults, sometimes bigger .
 

HarryO45

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I don’t want to derail the OP, but I got a similar question. Does anyone know what kind of birds these are?F8345757-8F8A-4FBE-93C6-58E3705F7E4E.jpeg4EDF99B5-0071-46DD-9960-3B7E1FFD8DA5.jpeg
 

HarryO45

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I had about ten of them flying over my house. It was the first cool day and I assume they where liking the thermals over the hootch.
 

killerv

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Saw one yesterday in Randolph county and one the day before but can’t remember where that One was. But it was close around here. Anyway big like an eagle or bigger. Was black but on its back was like whitish streaks. Looked a lot like an eagle but didn’t have a solid white head what is it?

juvenile eagle I bet
 
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