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The Bald Eagle - A Symbol of Strength

The document provides an overview of the bald eagle, its classification, habitat, diet, physical characteristics, life cycle, and conservation status. It highlights the bald eagle as a national symbol of the United States and details its recovery from endangerment due to conservation efforts. The presentation includes interesting facts and images to enhance understanding of this majestic bird.

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The Bald Eagle - A Symbol of Strength

The document provides an overview of the bald eagle, its classification, habitat, diet, physical characteristics, life cycle, and conservation status. It highlights the bald eagle as a national symbol of the United States and details its recovery from endangerment due to conservation efforts. The presentation includes interesting facts and images to enhance understanding of this majestic bird.

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The Bald Eagle: A Symbol of Strength

Slide 1: Title Slide


●​ Title: The Bald Eagle: A Symbol of Strength
●​ Subtitle: An Overview of Haliaeetus leucocephalus
●​ Image: A bald eagle in flight.

Slide 2: About the Bald Eagle


●​ Classification:
○​ Kingdom: Animalia
○​ Phylum: Chordata
○​ Class: Aves
○​ Order: Accipitriformes
○​ Family: Accipitridae
○​ Genus: Haliaeetus
○​ Species: H. leucocephalus
●​ National Symbol: The bald eagle is the national bird and national animal of the United
States of America.

Slide 3: Habitat and Distribution


●​ Primary Habitats: Found near large bodies of open water with an abundant food supply
and old-growth trees for nesting.
●​ Geographic Range: Native to North America, from Alaska and Canada, down through
the contiguous United States, and to northern Mexico.
●​ Map: A map of North America showing the bald eagle's range.

Slide 4: Diet and Hunting


●​ Opportunistic Carnivores: Their diet is varied, but fish is a primary food source.
●​ Other Prey: They also eat waterfowl, small mammals, reptiles, and carrion.
●​ Hunting Technique: They have excellent eyesight and can spot fish from high in the air.
They swoop down and snatch their prey with their powerful talons.

Slide 5: Physical Characteristics


●​ Size: Females are larger than males. They have a wingspan of 6 to 7.5 feet.
●​ Appearance: Adult bald eagles have a distinctive white head and tail, with a dark brown
body. Their beak, feet, and eyes are yellow.
●​ Talons: Their talons are incredibly strong and are their primary tool for hunting.
Slide 6: Life Cycle
●​ Nesting: Bald eagles build enormous nests, called aeries, in the tops of large trees. They
often reuse and add to the same nest year after year.
●​ Eggs: A female lays 1 to 3 eggs, which are incubated by both parents for about 35 days.
●​ Eaglets: The young eagles, or eaglets, fledge (leave the nest) at about 10-12 weeks of
age.
●​ Lifespan: In the wild, bald eagles can live for 20-30 years.

Slide 7: Interesting Facts


●​ The "bald" in their name comes from an old English word, "balde," which means white.
●​ They are not truly bald.
●​ Bald eagles have a high-pitched, piercing call, not the deep scream often depicted in
movies.
●​ They can soar to altitudes of 10,000 feet.

Slide 8: Conservation Success Story


●​ Endangered to Thriving: The use of the pesticide DDT severely threatened bald eagle
populations.
●​ Recovery: Thanks to conservation efforts and the banning of DDT, the bald eagle was
removed from the endangered species list in 2007.
●​ Current Status: Their populations have made a remarkable recovery.

Slide 9: Thank You


●​ Questions?
●​ Image: A close-up of a bald eagle's head.

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