• FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Look at the first picture, wings aren’t spread. The largest baldies are recorded as having 8 foot wingspans- in alaska. They tend to be smaller closer to the equator.

    For comparison, if that’s a Hyundai Elantra behind it, it’s 15 feet long. (Close enough for 4 doors whatever it is.)

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      6 months ago

      From what I can see : The car is down slope and probably 35 ft away. The eagle is on the slope and probably 15 ft away. It has an 8 to 9-ft wingspan roughly.

      I’ve had one of these land on my boat before so I’m familiar with raptor sizes from the Mid-Atlantic East Coast, USA.