The Bald Eagle

1. The Bald Eagle by: RJ and Meghan

2. What a Bald Eagle looks like. A Bald Eagle has brown feathers in the first 3 or 4 years. Most eagles are brown and black. They can be up to 24 to 45 inches. A Bald Eagle weighs 14 pounds. Their wing span is 6 to 8 feet. They have strong legs and sharp talons.

3. Baby Eagles Baby eagles are called eaglets. Bald Eagles lay 3 eggs per time. Eaglets have black feathers and the mother has brown and white feathers.

4. A Bald Eagles habitat It can live in the desert to the chilly Arctic Tundra and Canada. The Bald Eagle’s Ohio habitat is trees near Lake Erie.

5. A Bald Eagles prey Bald Eagles eat owls and mice. Bald Eagles rarely eat road kill. Their is a variety of other animals. It eats ducks, fish, coots, and many other animals. The Bald Eagle dives straight down to catch it’s prey.

6. A Bald Eagles enemies Raccoons steal eagle eggs. Eaglets are eaten by other birds of prey. Bald Eagles were killed by the DDT poisoning.

7. How a Bald Eagle protect itself A Bald Eagle does not protect itself. A Bald Eagle does not hibernate and camouflage.

8. A Bald Eagles life span Eagles in the wild live for 20 years. In the zoos eagles live 40 years.

9. What is special We like a Bald Eagle because it is the U.S.A. bird. It is special because it is the U.S.A. bird. That is all about the American bird.