Golden Eagle

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Golden Eagle
By Miguel Gomez
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What it looks like

• The feathers of the Golden Eagle are dark brown.
• They have a golden wash over their heads and
  necks.
• The tails of adult birds are brown.
• They are three feet from the tips their beaks to
  end of their tail feathers.
• They have a wing span of 80 to 88 inches.
• They weight up to 13 pounds.

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Where It Lives

• It lives through most of the northern hemisphere
  Mexico.
• It lives in mountainous areas of the western
  United States and Canada.

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What it eats

• The Golden Eagle eats insects and small mammals.
• It also likes to eat snakes and birds.
• Sometimes it will eat a Carrion.

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Other behaviors

• Golden eagles stay together for a long time.
• They build their nests on cliff ledges.
• The same nest is used each year.
• The nest may be as much as six feet in diameter
  and five feet high.
• They usually they lay two eggs.

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Other interesting facts

• Golden eagles have been regarded as symbols of
  power and courage.
• Their feathers are use in rituals and costumes
  for many tribes of Indians.

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