Bald eagle

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/bald_eagle/id

Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 

The bald eagle belongs to the Accipitridae family. 

It as a large body and head with a yellow hook like bill, the wings are large and rounded at the tips. 

• Adults ave white and brown tails, heads and bodies. Legs are yellow, so is the bill. 
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• The birds are usually flying over forests and woodland, with soft wing beats. They are found near water.  They are scavengers and opportunistic , so they feed on decaying meat, fish, birds and mammals. Whilst flying they are hunting for food on the ground. 

They can breed at five years old. The nest is constructed by female and male in a tree or a cliff edge. The female lays three eggs and male and female incubate them for thirty six days. One parent always stays with the nest for the first two weeks of hatching. Both male and female bring food to the chicks. At twelve weeks they are learning to fly. 

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Allaboutbirds.org, (2015). Bald Eagle. [online] Available at: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/bald_eagle/id [Accessed 14 Apr. 2015].

Audubon, (2014). Bald Eagle. [online] Available at: http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/bald-eagle [Accessed 14 Apr. 2015].