golden and bald eagles are relatively the same size, the difference is between male and female, males get to around 6 ft, females to about 7.5 to 8 ft, the mature golden female wingtip feathers i have are 2 ft+ in length themselves, my tail feathers are are just over a foot, i'm partial to the golden but i do want to get the immature bald eagle feathers, the marbling is beautiful on the immature bald

not an issue, the gov gives them to me, yes i am a card carrying absentee shawnee per the united states department of the interior along with my u.s. fish and wildlife service national eagle & wildlife property repository registration number. an eagle feather to me is the same as a medal of honer is to a soldier

so yes, i am honored to have and display my eagle feathers, i will take one to my grave and it will carry my spirit to the one God in heaven