Photographers and tourists come to Haines to take pictures of all the eagles. They snap photos, as the birds hang out in trees, fly through the air, dive for salmon and eat their catch on the riverbed. Another place to get a good look at an eagle is at the Alaska Raptor Rehabilitation Center in Sitka , a hospital where people take care of hurt or sick birds. Dozens of eagles come there with a broken wing or another injury every year. When the birds are all better, they are released back into the wild.
Golden eagles get their name from the gold-colored feathers on their head and neck.
Their bodies are usually dark brown and may be covered with white or dark brown spots. Sometimes people confuse golden eagles with young bald eagles because both are brown. One way to tell the birds apart is by their feet. Golden eagles' feet are completely covered with fur, including their toes. While bald eagles mostly have an appetite for fish, golden eagles like to eat small animals, birds and rodents.