The American Bald Eagle

Just for Fun

Below is my checker board of the American Bald Eagle

Due to time running out in this course, I just wanted to play with the grid. I like the responsive grid system used in this class, and have modified such that I can layout any number of grids. The CSS links are included in all files, althougth I don't use all of them in these pages. I look forward to experimenting with the grids referenced in the text; such as, the Skeleton Grid, Zurb Foundation and Bootstrap.

Bald eagles can be identified by their long wings and relatively large heads. While flying, their wings are often flat, or slightly drooped. Juvenile bald eagles tend to be blackish with white wing pits. As they age, the black begins to turn to brown and the birds appear two-toned. Between their first and sixth years, the birds will continue to molt until they have their full white head and tail and chocolate brown bodies.
The bald eagle is important in various Native American cultures and, as the national bird of the United States, is prominent in seals and logos, coinage, postage stamps, and other items relating to the U.S. federal government.
Bald eagles acquire their food in a variety of ways. Their preferred method is to steal their food from other eagles, ospreys, mergansers, gulls and even river and sea otters. Bald eagles are also well known scavengers and will eat the carcasses of fish, moose, deer, ducks, geese and other small mammals.
Bald eagles have the ability to soar between 200-300 miles per day, however they often perch in one spot. In Alaska, the bald eagle is the largest raptor, while in the rest of North America, the golden eagle is larger. This size difference is thought to be because of climatic and geographic effects in the state of Alaska as well as the large runs of salmon and other fish in the state. Estimations suggest there are about 100,000 bald eagles in North America with the highest concentration found in Alaska.