For a couple years, I have been trying to get a picture of a bald eagle. Often, I traveled out to a state park that I heard had one of the highest populations of eagles in Virginia hoping that I would get a picture of an eagle. Unfortunately, that picture never manifested.
One morning, my mom happened to go out to the nearby pond when an eagle flew over the pond and landed in a tree. She ran back to the house and told me about the eagle.
As quickly as I could, I made my way out to the pond and it did not take long to spot it. It was on one of the tallest trees just beyond the end of the path. I slowly made my way out to the dock to get a better view. From there, I was able to photograph it for a couple minutes.
The bald eagle has been the national emblem for the United States since 1782. In America, you can find depictions of bald eagles on things like quarters, passports, among other things. They live in Canada, every state in America except Hawaii, and northern Mexico.
The females tend to be larger than the males. Female bald eagles wingspan can get to be around eight feet while the males wingspan is around six feet. Both male and female bald eagles have a white head, but it doesn’t develop until they are around four to five years old. Until then, their head is brown.
They start nesting around February to March. They typically lay between one and three eggs with each one being three days apart. It takes thirty-five days for the eggs to hatch. After hatching, the eagles stay in their nest for around ten to fourteen weeks.
Bald eagles are carnivores. They eat fish, rodents, small birds, and other similar things. They sometimes steal food from osprey.