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Meet the Bald Eagles
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Amber
Liberty
A new eagle joined our zoo October 23, 2009. Liberty
is an immature bald eagle and does not yet have the white head and tail
feathers of a mature eagle. Liberty came to us from
Treehouse Wildlife Center near Brighton, Illinois. She
was found with a wing injury and could not be released back
into the wild. We believe the bird is a female and that she is
less than 2 years old.
Our
mature eagle is Amber, a female bald eagle born in the wild.
Her age is unknown.
She was received from the Raptor Education Group in
Antigo, Wisconsin. Amber was found injured and
is unable to fly long distances. Amber is very shy and likes to keep her
space from people. She
enjoys perching in the higher areas of her exhibit and waits
to eat her food until the evening hours.
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Eagles are very large birds of prey and are recognized as our
national bird.
Bald Eagles weigh between 9 and 13 pounds and can have
a seven-foot wingspan.
That is as long as a basketball player’s arm-span!
Bald Eagles are members of the sea eagle family.
They have a very large beak that is adapted to catching
and eating fish.
Bald Eagles are very opportunistic however, and will
eat almost anything that they can catch or steal from smaller
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Bald Eagle Range in North America |
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For more information, please visit http://www.baldeagleinfo.com/. |
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