animal of the week - eagle

Bald Eagle

day 1 - intro - we used this pattern to do a perler bead craft -

day 2 - animal -

what do they eat? fish. they glide just above the water, snag a fish with their feet and fly off to eat it. they also eat dead animals. By eating dead animals, they help with nature's clean-up process

do other animals try to eat them? no other animals try to eat bald eagles

what is their skin like? they have feathers.

what color are they? adults have a white head and tail, solid brown body, and a large, curved, yellow bill

hatch or born? hatched. eagles nests are called aeries (AIR-ees). they build their nests at the top of very tall trees so their eggs stay safe. The female lays 1 to 3 eggs. The eggs take between 1 to 1 1/2 months to hatch. Both the male and female will take a turn of sitting on the eggs. After hatching both the male and female feed the hatching's until they learn to fly.

what are they like as babies? babies are called eaglets. they are light grey when they hatch then turn brown. when they are 4 or 5 years old they start to look like an adult eagle. they learn to fly at 11 or 12 weeks old.

can they be a pet? no, they are too big and dangerous.

what size are they? their wingspan is 6-8 feet and they weigh around 7-15 lbs.

other description? they have VERY good eyesight. bald eagles are one of the largest birds in north america. each eagle has 7,000 feathers.

do boy and girls look different? girls are bigger than boys.

habits? Bald eagles may use the same nest year after year, adding more twigs and branches each time. One nest was found that had been used for 34 years and weighed over two tons.

day 3 - habitat -

land, air, sea? they fly through the air but they can also swim. they use their wings to swim through the water.

what is their habitat like? Bald Eagles live near large bodies of open water such as lakes, marshes, seacoasts and rivers, where there are plenty of fish to eat and tall trees for nesting and roosting.

what other (of the same) animals live around them? they live in groups called kettles. they also mate for life but prefer to fly around alone.

What other (different) animals live around them? all kinds of north american animals. they eat small animals though so they have to be carfeul.

where do they live on the map/globe? north america. about half of them live in alaska.


http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Baldeagle
http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/baldeagle.html
http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/animal-bytes/animalia/eumetazoa/coelomates/deuterostomes/chordata/craniata/aves/falconiformes/bald-eagle.htm
http://www.baldeagleinfo.com/index.html
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/www/critters/eagle/826572782.html#18