The beautiful bald eagles you see on our web cam live on HornbyIsland, British Columbia, Canada.
Bald eagles are raptors, birds that have beaks, talons and abilities that allow them to find, catch and eat their foods.
The Hornbys' favourite foods are fish, like herring, salmon and midshipmen. The eagles will soar over the water looking for fish to catch, but Dad Hornby is not above stealing a fish from a crow!
Bald eagles prefer to live in habitat that has water for fishing, tall sturdy trees for nesting, and privacy. They are not comfortable with humans, especially when they are nesting.
The Hornbys are lucky birds because their habitat is very good. There are many tall trees for perching and for building nests near the shore; the ocean there still has enough food for them and the other eagles on Hornby Island. They have more privacy than do many other eagles because the island is not over-populated by humans. Habitat loss is a very serious problem for these birds. When people cut down the big strong trees to build roads or houses, some eagles lose their homes.
The people of Hornby Island are working hard to protect their habitat, and that of their wild neighbours.
Can you find the underlined words in the story in this puzzle?
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Draw a nest in this Douglas Fir Tree.
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can download and print
A Word Puzzle
Hover below to reveal the answers:
Unscrambled words: NEST, PREY, TALONS, FEATHER, BEAK Final word: RAPTORS
BALD EAGLE
How many words of 4 letters or more can you find in BALD
EAGLE?
Find 20 or more 4-letter words, and spread your wings.
Find over 50 words (3-letter words too if you like) and soar with the
eagles.
Why
are they called "bald" eagles? Where do
they live? How many eggs do they lay?
You can find answers to these and
many more questions on our Eagle
FAQ and you can also visit the Kids' Zone
area of our forum to ask questions like these:
Q:
How many feathers does a bald eagle have?(and how do you know?)
A: An eagle has about 7,200 feathers (somebody
counted).
Our
forum also has lots of games and activities, so we hope
you will visit us there.
We'll be looking for you!
To
view more good wildlife and nature sites for children, visit
the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council (IWRC) and
the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)
"Wildlife International" site: http://www.wildlifeinternational.org/EN/public/kids/kids.html
Bald
Eagle Jigsaw Puzzle
see if you can put the pieces together to make a picture
of
Dad Hornby
Mom
Hornby in the snow