bald eagle Archive

  • Bald Eagle – Fact Three

    Bald Eagle – Fact Three

    An eagles nest can often be 3 m wide and many metres deep as the parents will return year after year adding to the original structure.

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  • Bald Eagle – Fact Two

    Bald Eagle – Fact Two

    Their feet have specially adapted stipules on the base of their feet allowing them to grab slippery fish.

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  • Bald Eagle – Fact One

    Bald Eagle – Fact One

    Once persecuted heavily in the United States this bird has made a tremendous come back and can often be seen gathering in large numbers during the salmon spawning season.

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  • Keepers Notes – Bald Eagle

    Keepers Notes – Bald Eagle

    Kiches’s name means ‘sky spirit’ in American Indian. Kiche weighs over 71/2 lbs and is very grumpy in the morning when I wake him up. The term ‘bald’ comes from the old meaning of white – referring to the white head he will have when he gets his mature plumage at about 7 years old. Chris – falconer

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