Fab Five's Facts about Eagles :) by

Cary Betts

cbetts — 2014-02-19 20:08:34 UTC

The reason they are called " bald eagle" is because "bald" has an old language meaning of being white.

The females are larger than the males.

Thomas/Alex

2014-02-19 20:42:13 UTC

The biggest bald eagle is actually 9.5 ft.wide and 2 feet high. The biggest nest recorded was over 19ft. long!

Bald eagles prefer to live near water and seacoasts.

Brooks/Connor

2014-02-19 20:42:51 UTC

The biggest nest ever recorded is 20 feet tall and 19 feet long.

The average number of eggs eagles lay is 1-3.

The wing span of a bald eagle is 8 feet long.

They can only lift half their body weight.

They live up to 35 years of age.

They can soar over 10,000 feet high.

They can see fish up to a mile away.

They're nest are called airees.

They were almost extinct in 1967.

Eagles have large hooked beaks.

There are over 60 different species of eagles.

They aren't actually bald.

The bald eagle is the USA's bird.

They live in north america.

Both parents take care of the eggs.

When they hatch their feathers are light gray.

In 2007 the bald eagle was removed from the endangered species list.

Bald eagles weigh to about 10-14 pounds.

They sit on top of the food chain.

Most nests are made by rivers.

WELL DONE, Brooks and Connor!!

Ryan/Shelby

2014-02-19 20:43:35 UTC

A Bald Eagle has 103 bones

There is about 59 species

deseray

2014-02-19 20:43:47 UTC

bald eagles can have 7,000 feathers

Rylan

rylan_holt — 2014-02-19 20:43:52 UTC

The oldest Bald Eagle is 32 years old and the oldest Gold Eagle is 22 years old.

Deseray

2014-02-19 20:44:52 UTC

eagle bones are hollow

Caylee

2014-02-19 20:45:09 UTC

The biggest amount of eagles in the world is in Alaska and Flordia

Eagles lay 1 to3 eggs at once

There are 59 spieces

It takes an eagle egg 35 days to hatch .

Deseray

2014-02-19 20:47:48 UTC

eagles can carry up to 4 pounds

Benton/Landen

2014-02-19 20:48:12 UTC

Eagles can carry twice their weight to their nests.

Eagles are at the top of the food chain.

On June 28 , 2007 the Department of Interior took the American bald eagle off the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened.

Xavi

2014-02-19 20:48:29 UTC

Eagle's eye sight: there's an eye lid called nictating membran, its kind of like binoculars. Their hearing is very good because they can hear a chipmunk in its home or human steps on snow.

Rylan

rylan_holt — 2014-02-19 20:48:35 UTC

A Bald Eagle flies at 20-40 mph. A Gold Eagle flies at 28-32 mph.

Kenzie

2014-02-19 20:49:13 UTC

The wing span can be 5 to 8 feet long .

Stayce

2014-02-19 20:50:04 UTC

A female bald eagle's body length varies from 35 to 37 inches; with a wingspan of 79 to 90 inches.

Ari

2014-02-19 20:50:40 UTC

In a zoo an eagle can live 50 years. In the wild, it can live 20-40 years.

Matthew

2014-02-19 20:51:10 UTC

A Bald Eagle can fly up to 20~60 mph.regular flight in a dive they can fly up to 160 mph. WOW!:):):):)

victoria/bob

2014-02-19 20:51:25 UTC

Eagles are large and powerful birds of prey. Eagles have large hooked beaks. cool

Brielle

2014-02-19 20:51:51 UTC

A girl eagle's wings are longer than the boy's. Eagles dive at about 120 miles an hour.

Abbie

2014-02-19 20:52:04 UTC

Eagles are the most powerful birds in the world

Rylan

rylan_holt — 2014-02-19 20:53:09 UTC

Bald Eagles grow their white feather though the 3-4 years of their life.

Deseray

2014-02-19 20:54:26 UTC

Eagles weigh usually about 10 to 14 pounds

Elly

2014-02-19 20:55:32 UTC

Bald Eagles nests can weigh as much as a ton!!!!!!!!How cool is that!?!?

Abbie

2014-02-19 20:56:52 UTC

When eagles dive for their food they go at lest 100 miles per hour

Deseray

2014-02-19 20:56:56 UTC

Eagles body tempature is 160 degrees farenheit

Matthew

2014-02-19 20:57:00 UTC

I just am so facinated with bald eagles that I will proabably become an Eagle watcher!!!!!! (for a little bit)

Alexis

2014-02-19 20:57:59 UTC

A girl eagle weighs more then a boy eagle.

Rylan

rylan_holt — 2014-02-19 20:58:00 UTC

The Bald Eagle will eat anything if it is hungry but subsists mainly on fish.

Matthew

2014-02-19 21:01:01 UTC

Eagles are very graceful and they can soar up to almost as high as planes!!!!! WOW!!!!

Rylan

rylan_holt — 2014-02-19 21:01:16 UTC

It builds the biggest nest of any North American bird.

victoria/bob

2014-02-19 21:01:32 UTC

eagles have excellent eye site.

Deseray

2014-02-19 21:02:56 UTC

Eagle beaks are used for tearing.

Matthew

2014-02-19 21:03:31 UTC

A bald eagle weighs about 14~20 pds. and their bite can be as powerful as the "jaws of life" that fire fighters use!!! WOW!!!!!!!

chloe

2014-02-19 21:05:37 UTC

The Bald Eagle has been the United States symbol since 1782

Female Eagles are bigger than male .Their bodies can be 3 feet long and their wings together are or can be 8 feet long! WOW!!!

Babies are called eaglets are born light gray then they turn white over the years.

makenzie/chloe

2014-02-19 21:05:37 UTC

they have up to 7,000 feathers

Victoria

2014-02-19 21:06:08 UTC

* Eagles have powerful talons which help them catch prey.

* Eagles build their nests on high cliffs or on a tall tree.

makenzie/chloe

2014-02-19 21:06:55 UTC

they have 103 bones