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Old 08-02-2019, 10:21 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by Airedale1 View Post
A female Eagle is much larger than a male (30% larger) and I can tell this one's relative size by the size of the branches surrounding it.
You can also tell male from female by the way the corner of the mouth lines up with their eye. The male's pupil will line up vertically with the corner, while the female's mouth corner extends further back on the head. But this is harder to ascertain at distance, and females are typically much larger, with longer talons.
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