Reelfoot Lake, a shallow lake in northwest Tennessee, was formed by a series of violent earthquakes in the New Madrid fault zone during the winter of 1811-1812, causing the Mississippi River to flow backward and flood a forested area.

 Juvenile, immature, and adult bald eagles have a rather variable plumage. Juvenile birds (½ year) have the least variable plumage. However, birds from 1 ½ through 4 ½ years of age show some of the more diverse and unpredictable plumages. Birds of the same age can have completely different plumages. At 4 ½ years, all plumages converge into the adult or definitive plumage, which is acquired at the age of 5 ½ years of age. The adult plumage does not change for the rest of the bird’s life, and it is the same in the male and female eagle.

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