Research Paper On Bald Eagles

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The bald eagles feature are very unique like how the bald eagle’s feet claw onto prey which makes it easier to carry back to the nest.The bald eagles appetite consists of smaller birds, corrion, turtles, fish, rabbits, snakes, muskrats, ducks, rodents, and other dead animals. Like most other birds the bald eagle does hibernate they prefer to go to the red wing and wabasha areas close to the mississippi river where the current of inflowing chippewa river maintains open water throughout the winter. The bald eagle's wingspan is about 8 feet long making it one of America's largest raptors. The bald eagle while flying can fly up to 10,000 feet in the air. They also can fly up to 100 miles per hour. Bald eagle live from Alaska down to Northern Mexico.

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