Roberto Quesada2nd period

Eagle

SENSING ENERGY

EAGLE HABITAT

The bald eagle nests over large portions of North America. The bird lives from as far north as Alaska.

EAGLE LIVING NEAR FISH• The "National Audubon Society Field Guide to Birds" states that

bald eagles' habitat often coincides with that of the osprey• both species prefer to be close to water. Both birds depend heavily

on fish for food, but the eagle snatches fish from the water's surface,

• The bald eagle will often steal the fish from the smaller osprey when it fails to procure any for itself.

EAGLE NESTS

• the bald eagle looks for the tallest tree, typically a conifer such as a pine, in which to build. Lacking tall trees, such as in a tundra setting

• the bald eagle builds on cliffs, high rocky outcroppings or even on the ground.

EYESIGHT• Eagles have two foveae or centers of focus, that makes birds see

forward and to the side at same time. • Bald eagles can see fish in the water from hundreds of feet

above.

EAGLE EGGS• In the Vancouver area eggs are laid in late March and early April,• in northern Canada and Alaska eggs are laid in May. • In Florida, eggs are laid from November through January. • Eagles lay from one to three eggs. Five to ten days after a

successful MATING

EAGLE WINGS • Eagles have very long, large wings, a short neck, and legs short enough to tuck into their

belly feathers.

• Their wings are long and wide enough to carry their own body weight plus the weight of most of the fish that they carry.

• The energy needed to maintain a bird in flat soaring or gliding flight is much less, perhaps a 20th or less the power needed for flapping. That’s why, eagles will always choose to soar or glide.

WHAT EAGLES ARE AFRAID OF?• GUNS • HUMANS

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