An Eagle s long wing s enable them to glide long distances. An Eagle will not use their wings for fighting but rather try to attack with their feet. Often an eagle will bat on it s prey with it s wings. Bald Eagles have a Dark brown to black color on their bodies except for their head is white with a yellow beak. Young eagles don t have feathers when they are born and will not have adult feathers until they reach the age of about four.
Eagles do a lot of soaring over prey.
Eagles belong to the class Aves, and the order Falconiformes. They form a part of the subfamily Buteoninae in the family Accipitridae. Within the subfamily, the larger species are generally called eagles and the smaller species hawks or buzzards, but there is no rigid distinction. Their Genus and Species is Haliaeetus leucocephalus . Bald Eagles are only found in North America.