BY : RP

Fierce Flyers

Bald Eagles

Introduction Scientific name: Haliaetus

Leucocephalus.(meaning: sea eagle) Bald Eagles are only one type of eagle There are many other types of eagles,

such as the Golden Eagle and the Tawny Eagle

Bald eagles are our nation’s symbol

What Bald Eagles look like Large with black or brown feathers The tail and head are white feathers They weigh about 15 pounds Their length is 1 to 2 feet Their wingspan is 6 feet wide Their face is white, while the rest of their body is

brown like a pile of mud, except for their talons Talons are sharp feet that carry their food They also have a sharp yellow beak for tearing food.

More what Bald Eagles Look Like They have a feathery tail Feet and eyes are yellow Eagles are not bald, they just look like it

because of their white feathers on their head.

Physical Adaptations Eagles have dark feathers to keep warm. Their tail keeps them balanced while

flying They have an overhang that protects

them from the sun. Eagles have a short tail because a long

tail would make them slow.

Lifespan They live 20 -40 years and 45-50 years

in captivity They were endangered because of the

DDT farmers used it to get pesticides off their crops but it ended up harming bald eagles.

Babies Females lay 1-3 babies. In 6 weeks they hatch. They leave their nest when they are 12

weeks old, by then they know how to hunt and live on their own.

Behaviors When they hunt they use their talons. They can actually swim! They make high chirps and piercing

screams. They mate for life.

Behavioral Adaptations They migrate south or they would

freeze. eagles look for a nesting site with no

adults or their babies would die. They return to the same nest or they

would have to rebuild.

Physiological Adaptations They have hollow bones to help them

fly. They have sharp eyesight to see prey(or

predator). They have their heart and lungs are so

efficient that they can fly high without losing oxygen.

Eagles don’t have feathers because it would drag.

Eagle habitatsEagle Landforms are in a forest in Alaska, snow and plains.Eagles live in AlaskaEagles don’t have a specific climate.

Prey or Not to Prey

Preyfish, small mammals, wading birds, and waterfowl.

Not to Prey wild cats, people hunt them, and other big animals.

Fast Flyers FactsThere are more than 25 different stamps with eagles on them.Ben Franklin thought that the national symbol should be the wild turkey because he thought they were cowards.There is a football team called the Philadelphia Eagles.