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Bald Eagle Fact File - Ver - 2

Bald eagles live near rivers and lakes, building large nests in tall trees. They have a white head and brown body, eating fish, birds, and small mammals spotted from miles away. Females lay 2-3 eggs per year while both parents care for the eaglets who learn to fly at 3 months.

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Bald Eagle Fact File - Ver - 2

Bald eagles live near rivers and lakes, building large nests in tall trees. They have a white head and brown body, eating fish, birds, and small mammals spotted from miles away. Females lay 2-3 eggs per year while both parents care for the eaglets who learn to fly at 3 months.

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Habitat

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Bald eagles live in pairs and usually
Alaska and Canada have the largest
lay two or three eggs at a time, which
populations of bald eagles.
take about a month to hatch. They
Bald eagles are birds They build huge nests in tall trees near share responsibility for looking after
of prey that are part rivers and lakes. Some bald eagles build the young (eaglets).
of a group known as their nests (eyries) on clifftops or on the
Eaglets learn to fly at about three
‘sea eagles.’ ground if there are no trees.
months and they leave the nest several
weeks later.
Diet
Appearance
Fascinating Fact
Bald eagles are carnivores and can spot
Bald eagles have a white head and
their prey from up to 3 miles away. The bald eagle has been the symbol
tail with a dark brown body. They
When diving, they can reach up to of the United States since 1782.
have a yellow, hooked beak and
100mph. They eat:
huge wings. The wingspan of an
Name Bald eagle
adult can measure over 2 metres. • fish
The females are larger than the Scientific Name Haliaeetus leucocephalus
• birds
males.
• turtles Canada, United States
Location
Their sharp claws help them to and Mexico
pierce and carry off their prey. • rabbits
Up to 30 years in the
As a young bird, the head and tail • snakes Lifespan
wild
are brown and speckly, like their • other small mammals 71-96cm, not including
bodies. These have usually turned Size
wingspan
white by the time they are four to They are scavengers, so will sometimes
steal food from other animals. Conservation
five years old. Least concern
Status

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