Bald Eagles are born with soft fluffy feathers known as natal down. This down covers their entire body except for the beak, feet and legs. It will soon, within two weeks or so, be added too by a second generation of down that will be much denser and a light to medium shade of gray. In members of the hawk family like eagles this second set of down grows in from different follicles than the natal down adding a much needed layer of insulation.
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