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Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Bald Eagle
Photographer: Gerald and Buff Corsi
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 6666 6666 0814 0068 (2014-08-05)

Copyright © 2014 California Academy of Sciences

 
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  • date of photo  Dec 29, 2012
  • location   Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge (Sacramento County, California, US)
  • notes   The Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a bird of prey found in North America. A sea eagle, it has two known sub-species and forms a species pair with the White-tailed Eagle. Its range includes most of Canada and Alaska, all of the contiguous United States, and northern Mexico. It is found near large bodies of open water with an abundant food supply and old-growth trees for nesting. The Bald Eagle is an opportunistic feeder which subsists mainly on fish, which it swoops down and snatches from the water with its talons.
  • CalAcademy slide #   Bald Eagle 121229 _D337030
  • photo category: Animal - Bird
  • original filename: Bald Eagle 121229 _D337030.jpg

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
  • common names   Bald Eagle (photographer)
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