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Bald Eagle Facts
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- An eagle has approximately 7,000 feathers on its body.
- A bald eagle can swim using their wings to propel themselves through the water.
- Eagles are carnivores and hunt during the day (they are diurnal).
- The diet of a bald eagle is mostly fish which is found with the bird's excellent sense of site.
- Bald eagles build an enormous nest from twigs and leaves.
- A female eagle will lay one to three eggs sometime from December to March.
- An eagle can live up to 20-30 years in the wild.
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