Bald Eagle Nestling (IMAGE)

Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Bald Eagle Nestling

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Eight-week-old bald eagle nestling in its nest overlooking Lake Superior from Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. The study targeted 5 to 8-week-old nestlings because they can thermoregulate at that age without a parent and they are unlikely to take a risky flight from the nest when the climber approaches

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Jim Campbell-Spickler

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