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Birds
Bald eagle
Bald eagle · Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Majestic bald eagle with snow-white head and immense wingspan watching over the lakes and rivers of the north.
Fact file
- Size
- Body length up to 1 metre, wingspan up to 2.40 metres and weight from 3 to 6.3 kilograms
- Males and females
- Females are significantly larger and heavier than males, otherwise there are no striking differences
- Sounds
- Loud, piercing yelping and whistling, especially in the mating season
- Diet
- Feeds mainly on fish, also on waterbirds, carrion and small mammals
- Offspring
- Usually two eggs in spring, chicks hatch after just over 35 days and remain in the nest for about 10 to 12 weeks
How to identify Bald eagle
The bald eagle is unmistakable: adult birds have a bright white head and tail in contrast to the dark brown body and wings. Its strong yellow hooked bill and equally bright eyes are striking. In young birds, by contrast, a brown speckled plumage dominates, without the characteristic white, which only fully develops from the fifth year of life.
With an impressive wingspan of up to 2.40 metres, the bald eagle glides majestically through the air. Its broad, powerful silhouette, the broad wings and the relatively short, feathered legs look distinctive from a distance. In flight, the straight-held head is particularly noticeable.
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- 10 places where you can see Bald eagle
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