It flies back up showing off his shiny golden eight feet wide wings. Fish, reptiles, rabbits, rats, ferrets and other small animals are their diet. The bald eagle's length is about 30 to 36 inches. They can live up to 47 years. They protect their babies with strong, sharp talons.
Eagles live on all continents, except Antarctica, in wet jungles, forests, sea coasts or mountains.
Hundreds of bald eagles are here in Colorado from October to May, while a few nest here all through the year. A big bird swoops down to a lake, dips its feet in the water and brings out his next meal and takes it to his nest. This bold, magnificent, strong bird is the bald eagle. A bald eagle eats fish, mammals, reptiles and invertebrates. Bald eagles live in Colorado near rivers and lakes, but only in the winter.