The Life Cycle of a Bald Eagle

Bald Eagles are amazing birds. I’ve seen a couple flying around through the years, but I don’t see them too much. You can recognize the Bald Eagle by it’s dark brown body, with white on their head and tail.

They used to be endangered, but they are still being protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle protection Act. Bald Eagles will normally hunt small mammals, waterfowl, fish, and even carrion

Bald Eagles breed January through July, and sometimes August. Nesting season starts in winter, and the Bald Eagles lay one to three eggs in April or May. The hatchlings leave the nest at ten to twelve weeks, then stay with their parents for another one to two months.

The Eaglets start with fluffy gray plumage before they get their regular brown and white plumage. It takes four and a half to five years for the eagle to fully get it’s adult feathers. Bald Eagles migrate in the late Fall to early Winter. They stay in Alaska and remote parts of Canada during the winter.

The Bald Eagles enemies are people, Great horned owls, and other Eagles or Raptors. The Eagles young and eggs are threatened by Crows and Raccoons. But Bald Eagles have no natural predators.

I think the Bald Eagle is and amazing bird. They are fierce raptors with beautiful feathers. Bald Eagles are agile hunters and dominate other birds. I’ve seen two Bald Eagles eating the carcass of a young deer, and some hawks were waiting for their turn a few yards away from the Eagles.

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