Bald Eagle

1. WHERE IT LIVES

The bald eagle lives by open lakes, rivers, and the ocean.
The Bald eagle lives only in North America
It builds a large nest in a tall tree, the nest is 2 feet deep and 5 feet across

2. APPEARANCE

Bald eagles are 29 to 42 inches long and weigh 7 to 15 pounds
The wings are 5 to 8 feet long, they have dark feathers on their body with white feathers on their heads and tails
The bald eagle has sharp claws on their feet

3. FOOD

The bald eagle eats fish, ducks, muskrats, turtles, rabbits, gophers, and snakes, they sometimes eat dead animals too.

4.PREDATORS

The bald eagle is killed by poison, electric shocks, and hunters

5. THE YOUNG

Baby eagles are gray and then turn brown at 12 weeks old
Bald eagles start to grow white feathers on their tails and heads when they are 4 to 5 years old.

6. INTERESTING FACTS

Bald eagles swoop downs at 75 to 100 miles an hour at
10 000 feet in the air to catch food on the ground or in the water
They also live for 40 years in the wild and longer in the ZOO

7. OTHER BALD EAGLE WEBSITES

Researched by Colton - 8I - CMJHS