Reptile Forum, Reptile Classifieds - CaptiveBred

[Liam]

Size - Length of about 3 feet (.92m). Weighing up to 15 pounds (7kg), with a wing span of up to 7 feet (2m).

Color - Dark brown

Lifespan - Fifteen to twenty years.

Territory - The golden eagle is a solitary bird, which can be found in remote areas. They do not congregate in large numbers during the winter.

Being a great hunter, the golden eagle seldom eats carrion. Its hunting territory extends up to 162 square miles (260 square km).

Diet - Groundhogs, marmots, foxes, skunks, cats, rabbits, grouse, ground squirrels, crows, pheasants, meadowlarks, tortoises, and snakes.

Nesting - Golden eagles mate at about four years of age, and often stay paired with the same mate for life.

They prefer to nest on rocky crags or slicer cliff faces, although they will occasionally build a nest in a tree, often returning annually to the same nest.

Females lay a clutch of one to three eggs, once a year. Most males do not share in the 41 to 45 days of egg incubation, but will bring food to the female. Both parents share the responsibilities of raising the young. Chicks - The eaglets weigh only three ounces when they are born. The young eaglets stay in the nest for nine to eleven weeks before they fledge.






THESE BEAUTIFULL BIRDS ARE ENDANGERED, THERE IS CURRENTLY ONLY ONE LEFT IN ENGLAND.


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95% of the time people will beleive you if you give tham a statistic!

[JStroud]

...but quite a few in Scotland
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Regards James Stroud