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DID YOU KNOW?
Because of its role as a symbol of the US, but also because of its being a large predator, the bald eagle has many representations in popular culture. Not all of these representations are accurate. In particular, the movie or television bald eagle typically has a bold, powerful cry. The actual eagle has a much softer, chirpy voice, not in keeping with its popular image.
Common name:
Bald Eagle
Scientific name:
Haliaeetus Leucocephalus
Type:
Birds
Size:
Body: 34 to 43 inches; wingspan: 6 to 8 feet
Diet:
Carnivore
Habitat:
Seacoasts, rivers, large lakes or marshes
The bald eagle, with its snowy-feathered (not bald) head and white
tail, is the proud national bird symbol of the United
States—yet the bird was nearly wiped out there. For many decades, bald
eagles were hunted for sport and for the "protection" of fishing
grounds. These powerful birds of prey use their talons to fish, but
they get many of their meals by scavenging carrion or stealing the
kills of other animals. They live near water and favor coasts and
lakes where fish are plentiful, though they will also snare and eat
small mammals. Bald eagles are believed to mate for life. A pair
constructs an enormous stick nest—one of the bird-world's biggest—high
above the ground and tends to a pair of eggs each year. Immature
eagles are dark, and until they are about five years old, they lack
the distinctive white markings that make their parents so easy to
identify.
