Introduction Scientific name Haliaetus Leucocephalusmeaning sea eagle Bald Eagles are only one type of eagle There are many other types of eagles such as the Golden Eagle and the Tawny Eagle ID: 628085
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By : RP
Fierce Flyers
Bald EaglesSlide2
IntroductionScientific name: Haliaetus Leucocephalus.(meaning: sea eagle)Bald Eagles are only one type of eagleThere are many other types of eagles, such as the Golden Eagle and the Tawny EagleBald eagles are our nation’s symbolSlide3
What Bald Eagles look likeLarge with black or brown feathersThe tail and head are white feathersThey weigh about 15 poundsTheir length is 1 to 2 feetTheir wingspan is 6 feet wide Their face is white, while the rest of their body is brown like a pile of mud, except for their talonsTalons are sharp feet that carry their food
They also have a sharp yellow beak for tearing food. Slide4
More what Bald Eagles Look LikeThey have a feathery tailFeet and eyes are yellowEagles are not bald, they just look like it because of their white feathers on their head.Slide5
Physical Adaptations Eagles have dark feathers to keep warm.Their tail keeps them balanced while flyingThey have an overhang that protects them from the sun.Eagles have a short tail because a long tail would make them slow.Slide6
LifespanThey live 20 -40 years and 45-50 years in captivityThey were endangered because of the DDT farmers used it to get pesticides off their crops but it ended up harming bald eagles. Slide7
Babies Females lay 1-3 babies.In 6 weeks they hatch.They leave their nest when they are 12 weeks old, by then they know how to hunt and live on their own.Slide8
BehaviorsWhen they hunt they use their talons.They can actually swim!They make high chirps and piercing screams.They mate for life.Slide9
Behavioral Adaptations They migrate south or they would freeze. eagles look for a nesting site with no adults or their babies would die.They return to the same nest or they would have to rebuild. Slide10
Physiological AdaptationsThey have hollow bones to help them fly.They have sharp eyesight to see prey(or predator).They have their heart and lungs are so efficient that they can fly high without losing oxygen.Eagles don’t have feathers because it would drag. Slide11
Eagle habitatsEagle Landforms are in a forest in Alaska, snow and plains.Eagles live in AlaskaEagles don’t have a specific climate.Slide12
Prey or Not to PreyPreyfish, small mammals, wading birds, and waterfowl.
Not to Prey wild cats, people hunt them, and other big animals. Slide13
Fast Flyers FactsThere are more than 25 different stamps with eagles on them.Ben Franklin thought that the national symbol should be the wild turkey because he thought they were cowards.There is a football team called the Philadelphia Eagles.