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Bald Eagle Facts
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- Bald Eagles are very strong fliers with white feathers on their head, tail and wing tips; the body has brown feathers.
- Eagles are powerful fliers who can reach speeds of up to 100MPH (160 KPH) during a dive.
- Since eagles hunt during the day they use their sense of site to find prey.
- An eagle will hunt mammals, snakes and other birds but diet of an eagle is made up mostly of fish.
- Eagles reach maturity at 4 to 5 years.
- Eagles may use the same nest over and over again for many years.
- Eagles are a threatened species. They were reclassified from "endangered" to "threatened" in the lower 48 states in 1994.
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