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amitsoneji > Bald Eagle (Photographed at Pitt Meadows, British Columbia , Canada) The national emblem of the United States, the Bald Eagle was threatened with extinction in the lower 48 states because of DDT (a type of pesticide) poisoning. Protection under the Endangered Species Act, together with reintroduction programs, brought populations up, and the species was reclassified as Threatened in 1995. By 1999, some were suggesting removing the eagle from the Endangered Species List. Description: Very large raptor. Adults unmistakable with brown body and white head and tail. Bill large and hooked. Long broad wings held flat while soaring. Size: 71-96 cm (28-38 in) Wingspan: 204 cm (80 in) Weight: 3000-6300 g (105.9-222.39 ounces) Conservation Status: Preservation efforts brought populations in the lower 48 states back from near exinction in the mid-20th century. Although the Bald Eagle was proposed for removal from the Endangered species List in 1999, populations in the lower 48 states remain relatively low. Humans are the most important source of mortality Cool Facts: >> Humans are the most important source of mortality for this threatened species. >> The Bald Eagle isn't bald. The use of "bald" in its name is actually a shortening of the word "piebald," which describes something that is spotted or patchy, especially in black and white. Because the Bald Eagle has a dark brown body and a white head and tail, piebald is an apt description. >> Bald Eagles occasionally hunt cooperatively, with one individual flushing prey towards another. >> The immature Bald Eagle has a prolonged period of exploration lasting for four years. Some young from Florida have wandered north to Michigan, and birds from California have reached Alaska.
amitsoneji > Bald Eagle (Photographed at Pitt Meadows, British Columbia , Canada) The national emblem of the United States, the Bald Eagle was threatened with extinction in the lower 48 states because of DDT (a type of pesticide) poisoning. Protection under the Endangered Species Act, together with reintroduction programs, brought populations up, and the species was reclassified as Threatened in 1995. By 1999, some were suggesting removing the eagle from the Endangered Species List. Description: Very large raptor. Adults unmistakable with brown body and white head and tail. Bill large and hooked. Long broad wings held flat while soaring. Size: 71-96 cm (28-38 in) Wingspan: 204 cm (80 in) Weight: 3000-6300 g (105.9-222.39 ounces) Conservation Status: Preservation efforts brought populations in the lower 48 states back from near exinction in the mid-20th century. Although the Bald Eagle was proposed for removal from the Endangered species List in 1999, populations in the lower 48 states remain relatively low. Humans are the most important source of mortality Cool Facts: >> Humans are the most important source of mortality for this threatened species. >> The Bald Eagle isn't bald. The use of "bald" in its name is actually a shortening of the word "piebald," which describes something that is spotted or patchy, especially in black and white. Because the Bald Eagle has a dark brown body and a white head and tail, piebald is an apt description. >> Bald Eagles occasionally hunt cooperatively, with one individual flushing prey towards another. >> The immature Bald Eagle has a prolonged period of exploration lasting for four years. Some young from Florida have wandered north to Michigan, and birds from California have reached Alaska.
amitsoneji > American Avocet (Photographed at Bear River Migrator Bird Refuge , Utah, USA) With its elegant profile and striking coloration, the American Avocet is unique among North American birds. In summer it can be found in temporary and unpredictable wetlands across western North America where it swings its long upturned bill through the shallow water to catch small invertebrates. Cool Facts: - In response to predators, the American Avocet sometimes issues a series of call notes that gradually changes pitch, simulating the Doppler effect and thus making its approach seem faster than it actually is. - Nesting American Avocets aggressively attack predators, sometimes physically striking Northern Harriers or Common Ravens. - A female American Avocet may lay one to four eggs in the nest of another female, who then incubates the eggs. American Avocets may parasitize other species' nests too; single American Avocet eggs have been found in the nests of Mew Gulls. Other species may also parasitize avocet nests. Avocets have incubated mixed clutches of their own eggs and those of Common Terns or Black-necked Stilts. The avocets reared the stilt hatchlings as if they were their own. - American Avocet chicks leave the nest within 24 hours after hatching. Day-old avocets can walk, swim, and even dive to escape predators. Description: topSize: 43-47 cm (17-19 in) Wingspan: 72 cm (28 in) Weight: 275-350 g (9.71-12.36 ounces) Large shorebird. Long legs. Long, upturned bill. Black-and-white upperparts. Rusty or gray neck and head. Wings black on outer half; white inner half crossed by black bar on upper surface. Underparts white. Legs grayish blue. Bill black. Eyes dark brown. Sex Differences: Sexes similar, but female slightly smaller, with shorter and more curved bill. Immature: Similar to adult, but head colored light buff. Sound: Call a repeated, high-pitched "kleek."
Bald Eagle (Photographed at Pitt Meadows, British Columbia , Canada)

The national emblem of the United States, the Bald Eagle was threatened with extinction in the lower 48 states because of DDT (a type of pesticide) poisoning. Protection under the Endangered Species Act, together with reintroduction programs, brought populations up, and the species was reclassified as Threatened in 1995. By 1999, some were suggesting removing the eagle from the Endangered Species List.

Description:
Very large raptor.
Adults unmistakable with brown body and white head and tail.
Bill large and hooked.
Long broad wings held flat while soaring.
Size: 71-96 cm (28-38 in)
Wingspan: 204 cm (80 in)
Weight: 3000-6300 g (105.9-222.39 ounces)

Conservation Status:
Preservation efforts brought populations in the lower 48 states back from near exinction in the mid-20th century. Although the Bald Eagle was proposed for removal from the Endangered species List in 1999, populations in the lower 48 states remain relatively low. Humans are the most important source of mortality

Cool Facts:
>> Humans are the most important source of mortality for this threatened species.
>> The Bald Eagle isn't bald. The use of "bald" in its name is actually a shortening of the word "piebald," which describes something that is spotted or patchy, especially in black and white. Because the Bald Eagle has a dark brown body and a white head and tail, piebald is an apt description.
>> Bald Eagles occasionally hunt cooperatively, with one individual flushing prey towards another.
>> The immature Bald Eagle has a prolonged period of exploration lasting for four years. Some young from Florida have wandered north to Michigan, and birds from California have reached Alaska.
amitsoneji > Bald Eagle (Photographed at Pitt Meadows, British Columbia , Canada) The national emblem of the United States, the Bald Eagle was threatened with extinction in the lower 48 states because of DDT (a type of pesticide) poisoning. Protection under the Endangered Species Act, together with reintroduction programs, brought populations up, and the species was reclassified as Threatened in 1995. By 1999, some were suggesting removing the eagle from the Endangered Species List. Description: Very large raptor. Adults unmistakable with brown body and white head and tail. Bill large and hooked. Long broad wings held flat while soaring. Size: 71-96 cm (28-38 in) Wingspan: 204 cm (80 in) Weight: 3000-6300 g (105.9-222.39 ounces) Conservation Status: Preservation efforts brought populations in the lower 48 states back from near exinction in the mid-20th century. Although the Bald Eagle was proposed for removal from the Endangered species List in 1999, populations in the lower 48 states remain relatively low. Humans are the most important source of mortality Cool Facts: >> Humans are the most important source of mortality for this threatened species. >> The Bald Eagle isn't bald. The use of "bald" in its name is actually a shortening of the word "piebald," which describes something that is spotted or patchy, especially in black and white. Because the Bald Eagle has a dark brown body and a white head and tail, piebald is an apt description. >> Bald Eagles occasionally hunt cooperatively, with one individual flushing prey towards another. >> The immature Bald Eagle has a prolonged period of exploration lasting for four years. Some young from Florida have wandered north to Michigan, and birds from California have reached Alaska.
Bald Eagle (Photographed at Pitt Meadows, British Columbia , Canada)

The national emblem of the United States, the Bald Eagle was threatened with extinction in the lower 48 states because of DDT (a type of pesticide) poisoning. Protection under the Endangered Species Act, together with reintroduction programs, brought populations up, and the species was reclassified as Threatened in 1995. By 1999, some were suggesting removing the eagle from the Endangered Species List.

Description:
Very large raptor.
Adults unmistakable with brown body and white head and tail.
Bill large and hooked.
Long broad wings held flat while soaring.
Size: 71-96 cm (28-38 in)
Wingspan: 204 cm (80 in)
Weight: 3000-6300 g (105.9-222.39 ounces)

Conservation Status:
Preservation efforts brought populations in the lower 48 states back from near exinction in the mid-20th century. Although the Bald Eagle was proposed for removal from the Endangered species List in 1999, populations in the lower 48 states remain relatively low. Humans are the most important source of mortality

Cool Facts:
>> Humans are the most important source of mortality for this threatened species.
>> The Bald Eagle isn't bald. The use of "bald" in its name is actually a shortening of the word "piebald," which describes something that is spotted or patchy, especially in black and white. Because the Bald Eagle has a dark brown body and a white head and tail, piebald is an apt description.
>> Bald Eagles occasionally hunt cooperatively, with one individual flushing prey towards another.
>> The immature Bald Eagle has a prolonged period of exploration lasting for four years. Some young from Florida have wandered north to Michigan, and birds from California have reached Alaska.
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