Eagle

http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/kids/animal-facts/bald_eagle.asp http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/info/Eagle.shtml http://www.hww.ca/hww2.asp?id=27 []

=Appearance=
 * black and white feathers
 * babies have dark brown feathers
 * yellow beaks
 * Adult dark brown and white feathers covering heads and tails.
 * bald eagle isn't bald
 * large talons

=Home=
 * coast of British Columbia
 * forests
 * in nest
 * Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and northwestern Ontario. Newfoundland.
 * in tall trees

=Food=


 * rabbits, squirrels, birds and deer
 * fish
 * snakes
 * foxs

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=Young=
 * eaglets
 * 12 weeks old leave the nest
 * challenging
 * Their feathers turn dark brown about 12 weeks old

=Enemies=
 * bears[[image:http://animals.timduru.org/dirlist/puma%20cougar/cougar%2082.jpg width="160" height="119" align="right"]]
 * men
 * dog
 * cougar
 * birds

=Cool Facts=
 * loses a feather loses balance
 * Canada's largest bird of prey
 * coastal wintering areas[[image:http://mri.usd.edu/watertrail/FieldGuide/images/Birds/Bald_Eagle_lg2.jpg width="116" height="150" align="right"]]
 * Others migrate from northern breeding areas to southern wintering areas.
 * 50 per cent don't survive their first year.

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