A BALD EAGLE LEAVES ITS PERCH OVER THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN QUEST OF FOOD AT LOCK AND DAM NO. 25 NEAR WINFIELD, MISSOURI.
EAGLE FACT(S)
THE CLAWS OF AN EAGLE ARE CALLED TALONS. THE TALONS ARE USED TO PENETRATE THE FLESH OF THEIR PREY. WHEN HUNTING, THE TALONS LOCK TOGETHER IN A CLOSED POSITION AFTER PENETRATING THE PREY. THE TALONS WILL UNLOCK WHEN THE FEET TOUCH DOWN ON A SOLID SURFACE.