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Eagles

  • pair of eaglespair of eaglesTwo eagles build a nest and return each year to add a bit here and a bit there.
  • The bald eagle builds a nest about 12 feet deep and 8 feet across — the dimensions of the average child's bedroom.
  • Next to Alaska, Florida has the most bald eagles.
  • By the way, eagles don't go bald.
  • An eagle's eyesight is so good that if it could read, it could perch on a football field's goalpost and read a newspaper under the goalpost at the other end.
  • On cloudy days, people see better than eagles.
  • The bald eagle is a powerful flier, and reaches speeds of 35–44 miles per hour when gliding and flapping, and about 30 miles per hour while carrying fish.

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