A golden eagle is brown. Gold feathers cover the back of its head and neck. It lives in open land, like mountains and plains.
Its wings spread about two meters from tip to tip. A female golden eagle weighs roughly 9 to 13 pounds. A male weighs less.
Golden eagles have sharp eyesight. They can see much better than a person can.
A golden eagle soars with its wings held flat. When it spots food, it makes a sharp, fast dive.
It uses sharp talons to snatch up its food. Golden eagles often hunt in pairs. One bird drives the food toward its partner.
Golden eagles eat small animals. They eat rabbits, hares and ground squirrels.
Most nests are on cliff ledges. Sometimes they use large trees. A nest is a huge platform of sticks.
Each year they add more sticks. The nest gets bigger and bigger.
A pair stays together, often for life. Most pairs have two eggs in a nest. Baby golden eagles are called eaglets.
Words to know
- soars: flies high
- talons: sharp claws
- eaglets: baby eagles
- platform: flat base
