2. About the author
Hi, I’m Luke and I’m ten years old.I like
sports and going in the woods.I like
to run and bike.I like playing PS2
and the Wii.I really like swimming
and fishing.I play football every
day.I love having my friends over to
play football.I like playing manhunt
and ghost in the graveyard.I also
like playing baseball and
basketball.The reason I am writing
about the Golden eagle is because I
really like big birds and how they
live.
3. Who am I
This bird is named the golden eagle
because it has golden- brown
feathers around it’s neck. The adult
eagle is dark brown and the tail is
either dark brown or spotted. Young
golden eagles have a white patch at
the base of the tail and white wing
patches.A golden eagles wingspan is
six to seven feet long!It weighs
eight to twelve pounds.It can carry
up to seven pounds!!
4. The early years
Young golden eagles take their first
flight 70 days after they are
born. Males fly earlier than
females.Only ten to fifteen
percent of eaglets will reach five
years old.Most will die because
of starvation,disease,predators
or electrocution.
5. Habitat Sweet Habitat
◊ Golden eagles live in most places
with lots of mountains and wooded
areas around a lake.They make
their nests in cliffs and trees. Also in
open country,prairies,tundra,and
hilly areas.
6. What's On The Menu
◊ The golden eagle has an interesting
diet. They are carnivores. They eat
ground squirrels,hares and birds
such as cranes,owls and
ptarmigans. They can kill larger
prey like lambs and deer.
7. Making tracks
◊ The golden eagles
tracks look like huge
claws dug into the
ground. You might
find these tracks by
cliffs and around the
forest. They kind of
look like pine tree
branches.
8. Simply Irresistible
◊ These birds are very powerful
they will attack a full grown
deer! Golden eagles are
protected be law. Ranchers
once killed many eagles
because they they were killing
their live stock. They lay their
eggs April through may. They
normally lay two eggs.
9. Where in the world
◊ Golden eagles are
found in almost all
the us also in Mexico
and parts of Asia. It
is Mexico's state
bird.
10. Fun facts
◊ Golden eagles are
carnivores. They live
up to 30 years old!
Body is 33 to 38
inches long. Their
wing span is 6 to 7.5
ft. long! They are
super fast! They can
dive more than 150
MPH!
