Bald eagle attacking a deer
Bald eagle attacking a deer
The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a bird of prey found in North America. A sea eagle, it has two known subspecies and forms a species pair with the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), which occupies the same niche as the bald eagle in the Palearctic. Its range includes most of Canada and Alaska, all of the contiguous United States, and northern Mexico. It is found near large bodies of open water with an abundant food supply and old-growth trees for nesting
The bald eagle is an opportunistic feeder which subsists mainly on fish, which it swoops down upon and snatches from the water with its talons. It builds the largest nest of any North American bird and the largest tree nests ever recorded for any animal species, up to 4 m (13 ft) deep, 2.5 m (8.2 ft) wide, and 1 metric ton (1.1 short tons) in weight. Sexual maturity is attained at the age of four to five years.
Bald eagles are not bald; the name derives from an older meaning of the word, "white headed". The adult is mainly brown with a white head and tail. The sexes are identical in plumage, but females are about 25 percent larger than males. The yellow beak is large and hooked. The plumage of the immature is brown.
The bald eagle is the national bird of the United States of America and appears on its seal. In the late 20th century it was on the brink of extirpation in the contiguous United States. Populations have since recovered, and the species's status was upgraded from "endangered" to "threatened" in 1995, and removed from the list altogether in 2007
-
2:20:49
Roseanne Barr
16 hours agoWe finally got Ryan Long!!!! | The Roseanne Barr Podcast #48
89.5K131 -
2:19:09
Steven Crowder
2 days ago🔴 UNDERCOVER EXCLUSIVE: Exposing DEI in the United States Military
636K1.21K -
55:38
Russell Brand
1 day agoWHO "Murdered" People In Ebola Clinical Trails!! Dr Dave Martin EXPOSES WHO Like Never Before - SF #368
239K628 -
LIVE
Real Coffee With Scott Adams
1 hour agoCoffee with Scott Adams 5/18/24
1,895 watching -
6:10
Adam Does Movies
13 hours agoThe Strangers: Chapter 1 Movie Review - I Wanted Them Dead
3.77K3 -
1:36:18
Squaring The Circle w/ Randall Carlson
20 hours ago#005 Untangling The Propaganda Around Twisters
9.97K24 -
13:31
Space Ice
20 hours agoMovie "Shoot 'Em Up" Is So Good You'll Realize How Worthless You Truly Are - Best Movie Ever
12.7K23 -
16:01
Bearing
23 hours agoTikTok has Reached NUCLEAR Levels of CRINGE
13.2K22 -
5:46
Chris Jericho
18 hours agoTalk Is Jericho Highlight: Renny Harlin Talks The Strangers & Nightmare On Elm Street 4
12.6K1 -
17:05
DEADBUGsays
1 day agoThe Beast Of Manchester
6.69K4