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Golden Eagle

By JJ Chavez. Golden Eagle. Aquila Chrysaetos. What makes a bird a bird of prey. A bird of prey uses his claws to get food The golden eagle uses his claws too. Unique facts. Wing span is up to 7ft. Best known birds of prey. Description. They have golden to blond feathers on neck

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Golden Eagle

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  1. By JJ Chavez Golden Eagle Aquila Chrysaetos

  2. What makes a bird a bird of prey • A bird of prey uses his claws to get food • The golden eagle uses his claws too

  3. Unique facts • Wing span is up to 7ft. • Best known birds of prey

  4. Description • They have golden to blond feathers on neck • They have some white on tail • Weigh up to 15 pounds

  5. Habitat/Range • Trees and cliffs • Migrates south

  6. Diet • Groundhogs • Marmots • Foxes • Skunks • cats • Rabbits • Grouse • Ground squirrels • Crows • Pheasants • Meadowlarks • Tortoises • Snake • And many more

  7. Hunting behaviors • Golden eagle soar with the wings in a “V” shape • They Glide after flapping 6 to 8 times • The golden eagle's eye is almost as large as a human's, but its sharpness is at least four times that of a person with perfect vision. • The eagle can probably identify a rabbit moving almost a mile away.

  8. Life Span/Young • 4 eggs are laid in 1 clutch • Weigh up to 3 ounces • Stays in nest for 9 to11 weeks

  9. Natural enemies • Humans • Has few natural enemies

  10. How DDT hurt the golden eagle • It made the egg shell weak and it was hard to reproduce • When the mother would sit on them they would break

  11. How it is doing now • The golden eagle is not endangered.

  12. The End

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