Bald Eagle - fairly large bird with a white head, like an eagle.Orlan is a predator.It inhabits the hawkish member of the family in North America.In the United States, this freedom-loving birds are one of the national symbols.The stylized image of a bald eagle adorns the coat of arms of the United States, minted in many coins.
How is this bird of prey with a white head like an eagle?
Like eagles, these large birds of prey hover above the ground, making the occasional flapping.And the size of the bird with a white head like an eagle: the average length of the body of the male reaches 81 cm, and the wing span up two meters (for comparison, it should be noted that the length of the body of an eagle 75-88 cm and a wingspan of a little more than thateagles - 2.4 m).Females eagles usually somewhat larger than males: the ratio of the weight of 4.1 kg to 5.4 kg.And the hook beak curved down at the end of this bird with a white head like an eagle, and many of their habits.Even the eagle's nest, like an eagle, in high trees or rocks, as long hovering in the air, looking for prey, and then attack small animals, which carries in its claws in a quiet place or in the nest to feed the offspring.It is in order to pierce the victim and cleverly cling to it, hold the air in flight, birds of prey have strongly developed claws on the rear toes.Sometimes both types of these predators feed on carrion, and often look out for prey from above, sitting on top of a huge rock or a tree.Still, you can often see is a beautiful gliding flight of fearless proud bird.
Features bald eagles
1. Plumage
If eagle feathers has almost the same color - gray or brown, the eagle - a bird is black with a white head.White bald eagles are at the top of the neck and a wedge-shaped tail.There are also differences in plumage and feet: eagles foot completely, almost down to the toes, covered with feathers, while the eagles - only half.
2. Eyebrows
Distinguish eagles growths above the eyebrows.Covered with feathers, they give the appearance of a formidable, frowning expression.
3. What is interesting is that the range of the tone of voice of bald eagles is quite wide: they are sometimes peculiar-shrill whistle of a high, reminiscent of the sound of "Quick-kick-kick-kick," and sometimes they are hoarse croak if it is not clear pronouncing the sound "p".Bald eagles prefer to live close to the reservoir, where a lot of fish, as sometimes not averse to diversify your diet and a rather large rybёshkoy.
4. It is known that before the bald eagles have also been extended to the territory of Russia, they mainly lived on the coast of the Bering Island.Shoals of fish salmon going to spawn, attracting them as a light and nutritious prey.
subspecies of bald eagles
- Distinguish southern subspecies of bald eagles, Leucocephalus, smaller, with a length of up to 53 centimeters wing from the females and 57.6 centimeters in males.They live in the southern part of North America to about 38 degrees north latitude.
- Northern subspecies of bald eagles, Washingtoniensis - it is a large bird with a white head.The females of the northern subspecies of the length of the wing can be already 59 centimeters (an average of 6 centimeters longer than their southern cousins), and males may have a wing length of 66 centimeters.These birds can be seen on the mainland north of the 38th parallel.
