The dominant eaglet of three in the nest, is the first to begin practicing with his wings. Facing into the wind, jumping, and flapping his wings, occasionally catching the wind to briefly hover over the nest. Within days, this eaglet will move to near by tree limbs, and launch into flight. Lower Crooked River Canyon. Eastern Oregon.

A bald eaglet faces into the wind, practicing with its wings, and occasionally lifting up to briefly hover over the nest. Within a few short days, this juvenile will become a fledgling. Raptors of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.