10:10 this morning, a mature golden eagle flew out of the woods east of the prairie that's east of the tower in the Hormel Nature center. It flapped and soared for several minutes, slowly gaining altitude. I got a good look. Head and beak smaller than a bald eagle and had a light golden color when the light hit. Buffy area under the base of the tail was visible. Light colored areas visible on top surfaces of wings. Undersides of wings were dark at the front, lighter in the back. Wings held in slight dihedral when soaring. Not very common in Mower County as far as I know. ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html