Species of the week: Bald Eagle

Species of the week:
Bald Eagle(Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

1. The Bald Eagle is a species of sea eagle only found in North America
2. A Bald eagle is a carnivore whose main diet is fish. However it is an opportunist and will eat small mammals or carcasses.
3. It weighs anything from 3 to 7 kilograms and has an average wingspan of around 2 meters.
4. Female Bald Eagles are larger than male Bald Eagles by about 25% .
5. The Bald Eagle can be found is any sort of wetland habitat across North America. 
6. Bald Eagles live until around the age of 20 years old and are sexually mature around the age of 4-5 years old.
7. They start building nests in mid February and the eggs are laid late February. Incubation starts until mid April to early May where the young hatch.
8. One to three eggs are usually seen in a Bald Eagle's nest although the common number is two eggs. In half the nests observed, two fledglings are observed.
9. The white plumage that is characteristic of the Bald Eagle does not appear until the fourth year in the eagle's lifespan.
10. The Bald Eagle is listed as "Least Concern"by the IUCN.