Eagle - Bald Eagle

Kingdom Animal	Class Bird
Family Eagle Species Bald Eagle	Status Vulnerable
Added by JindoJeff -	Date Updated Mon Nov 23 14:18:31 2015
Image Credit JindoJeff Image Comment Closeup of Bald Eagle wing. Image From Brookfield Zoo
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The bald eagle has been the United States national bird since 1782.
The bald eagle is not really bald.
The wingspan of a bald eagle can be over 8 feet long.
A bald eagle has about 7,000 feathers.
The bald eagle is the only eagle solely native to North America
In winter bald eagles are commonly seen close to rivers, lakes and coastal waters; places where they have access to fish.
Bald eagles start to breed at about age 5.
Bald eagles pair for life.
Bald Eagles in captivity in the United States are permanently injured birds which cannot be released to the wild.
Bald Eagles use the same nest year after year and keep making it larger each year.
Bald Eagles can swim.
The Bald Eagle builds the largest nest of all birds that nest in trees.
Bald Eagle couples will often fly together and will sometime perform spectacular somersaults as a pair.
Bald Eagles will occasionally steal meals from other birds that caught prey.
The Bald Eagle is one of the largest birds in the United States.
The Bald Eagle is named because of it's piebald (black and white) coloring.