A BALD EAGLE OVERLOOKS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER ON THE GREAT RIVER ROAD IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN ELSAH AND GRAFTON
EAGLE FACT(S)
EAGLES HAVE EXCELLENT EYESIGHT. LIGHT RAYS ARE FOCUSED ON THE RETINA IN TWO AREAS AS COMPARED TO ONE AREA IN HUMANS. THIS ALLOWS THE EAGLE TO SEE FORWARD AND TO THE SIDE AT THE SAME TIME. THE RETINA IN THE EAGLE HAS A FAR GREATER NUMBER OF RODS AND CONES AS COMPARED TO THE HUMAN EYE, GIVING THE EAGLE MUCH GREATER RESOLVING POWER.