Birds - The American Bald Eagle

The American bald eagle was unofficially chosen as a national symbol in 1872, when the US Constitution was ratified. Was not officially nominated until 1788. There was a hot debate, led by the great statesman Benjamin Franklin, about this bird becoming a national bird. Mr. Franklin wanted to be Turkey, which is believed to be the best symbol of the honest, honest and clear ideals of the American people. But he lost in 1789 when George Washington became the first president of the United States of America.

The American Bald Eagle is the only Eagle that belongs to North America and is only in its original continent that you may find. Alaska, the 49th country that joined the Union, has about 35,000 people out of 70,000. The province of British Columbia has about 20,000 people, and the rest is mostly on the Pacific coast, with few of them in the United States. The population is more severe in the Northwest Pacific due, in part, to the large amount of salmon found there. Eagles rely heavily on fish as an essential part of their diets. They will eat small animals such as mice, rabbits, wines, duck and snakes, and they will resort to eating carcass (dead animals), if necessary. However, they prefer to have their food a new source and they are part of the fish.

While the bald eagle is able to carry its food while flying, it can lift about half the weight of its body. Although they can dive and fish in the water and swim to the beach with them, they also knew that they would drown if the fish were too big and did not escape them.

The length of the body, for both males and females, is between 29 and 42 inches (73.66 to 106.68 cm). Males are usually between 7 and 9 pounds (497 to 639 stone) and have wings that can exceed 6 feet (1.83 meters). The female is the largest and can weigh up to 14 pounds (.99 stone). Its wings can be up to 8 feet (2.44 meters).

On a level trip, the bald eagle was recorded at speeds of up to 44 mph (70.1 km). Diving can be done at speeds of 75 to 100 mph (120.68 to 160.39 km). The eagle can ride thermal currents of more than 10,000 feet (3048 meters) and can stay on top to do so for hours at a time.

This kind of life classmates in the bird, will look for another companion only if the "pair" dies. They build "nudity (as it is filled with a pig)" where they incubate their eggs and raise their wives until they leave the nest in 12 weeks. The eye, or nest, can be built on the tops of giant trees (often poplar) or on the edge of the mountain. Eagles are usually added to their nests to a diameter of 10 feet (2.54 meters). The eyes are lined with soft materials such as leaves, feathers and algae to provide enough space to incubate the eggs as soon as the females.

Eggs are usually laid at the end of April, after a brilliant "courtship dance" in early April, performed by eagles in the air. They dive and climb, and look to be attacking (claw claws, or tentacles with) each other during this hierarchy.

After laying eggs, males and females alternate in hunting, incubating eggs (34 to 35 days, usually hatched in late May or early June), watching the nest, preaching and feeding eagles until they grow up to fly and leave the nest. This occurs when the eagles age about 12 weeks. They develop special flying blades, making them look bigger than their parents, and act as extra balance (such as bike training wheels) while learning to fly.

Mice are light gray when they are born, and turn dark brown before they leave the nest. The young people have feathers mottled white and white under their wings until they are 5 years old. In 5 years, feathers and tail turn white. The mature bird is not really bald. Between the fourth and fifth years, the beak and the eye take the distinctive yellow color. To see the bald mature bald eagle near the stunning. To see one trip is an experience to cherish for a lifetime.

Conservation efforts

Despite the National Code of Symbols and the Golden Eagle Bald Conservation Act, passed in 1940, the bald eagles fell quickly because the farmers killed them for fear of the harm they could do with their animals. Hunters and fishermen were killed as prizes and profits, many of them accidentally killed. This is an Algerian to keep her alarm. The American bald eagle, Endangered Species, was officially declared in 1947 under a law that precedes the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Until 1995, it was listed as an endangered species in 43 adjacent United States 48. Michigan, Wisconsin , Minnesota, Oregon, and Washington state lists them as "threatened". In 1995, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) upgraded its status to a threat in the other 43 states.

In February 2006, it was announced that USFWS had issued guidelines on how to protect species by landowners and others, once the bird was not listed as threatened species. These guidelines include proposals for laws prohibiting the interruption of bird breeding, accommodation, or feeding practices or in any way that may cause injury, death or abandonment of nests. If these proposals are consolidated and approved, this may remove the bald eagle from the "threatened" list.

It should be noted that even if the new guidelines are approved, the American bald eagle is still protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the Eagle and Gold Eagle Conservation Act and the National Code of Symbols. It is illegal to own, replace, barter, trade, sell, transport, import or export eagles. It is illegal to collect eagles or parts of their bodies, nests or eggs without a special permit. Possession of badminton, or other parts of the body, is a felony that can carry a fine of up to US $ 10,000 and / or imprisonment and this is strictly enforced. However, Native Americans recognized by the government are still allowed to possess those traditional emblems of their culture.

One can learn more about these wonderful, beautiful and great birds and how to help with ongoing conservation efforts by visiting many of the sites dedicated to them.