THE BALD EAGLE by: RJ and

Meghan

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.

Baby EaglesBaby eagles are called eaglets. Bald Eagles

lay 3 eggs per time. Eaglets have black feathers

and themother has brown and white feathers.

A Bald Eagles habitat

It can live in the desert to the chilly Arctic Tundraand Canada. The Bald Eagle’s Ohio habitat is trees near Lake Erie.

A Bald Eagles preyBald 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.

A Bald Eagles enemies

Raccoons steal eagle eggs. Eaglets are eaten byother birds of prey. Bald Eagles were killed by the DDT poisoning.

How a Bald Eagle protect itself

A Bald Eagle does not protect itself. A Bald Eagle

does not hibernate and camouflage.

A Bald Eagles life span

Eagles in the wild live for 20 years. In the zoos eagles live 40 years.

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.