Bald Eagle

Students: Artyom Efimenko & Artyom Artyomenko

ACCESS school Rostov-on-Don2013

The Symbol of the USA

On June 20, 1782 bald eagle officially became known as the national symbol of the United States of America.

The USA Emblem

• The continental Congress after a six-year fierce debate, voted to modern image of the state emblem of this country - the Great seal.

The USA Emblem

• In the center of the coat of arms depicts an eagle with outstretched wings, which holds in his beak a scroll with the inscription in Latin: «E Pluribus Unum», which can be translated as «out of many - one»

Something about the Eagle

Large bird of prey length about 76-81 see and a wingspan of about 203 cm. Females are much larger, their weight in the average of 5.4 kg, whereas males have only 4.1 kg.

The Birds’ Flight

He flight uniform, leisurely, with a few strokes of the wings. When hovering broad wings placed at right angles to the body, and the head is extended forward.

The Habitat of the Eagle

Widespread on the vast territory of North America: in the North of the area is limited Aleutian Islands, Central Alaska and Central Canada to Newfoundland and Labrador; in the South of Lower California in Mexico, the American state of new Mexico and the coast of the Gulf of Mexico down to Florida.

What the Eagle Eats

A bird of prey ,preys mainly on aquatic animals, fish and small aquatic birds. In addition, the use in food of reptiles, amphibians, crustaceans, small mammals and invertebrates. Sometimes eat carrion, including the fallen livestock.

Resources

• http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Белоголовый_орлан

• vk.com/id139223898• www.lerevehouseadventure.com