BALD EAGLE HIGH ATOP A TREE ADJACENT TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT LOCK AND DAM NO. 25 NEAR WINFIELD, MISSOURI
EAGLE FACT(S)
BALD EAGLES HAVE A BODY TEMPERATURE OF 102 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT(38.8 DEGREES CELSIUS). THE FEATHERS TRAP AIR NEXT TO THE BODY, ALLOWING THE EAGLE TO SURVIVE IN EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES. FEATHERS ALSO WATERPROOF THE EAGLE AND PROTECT IT FROM THE HARSH ELEMENTS. EAGLES MIGRATE SOUTH EACH YEAR BECAUSE OF FOOD SUPPLY, NOT BECAUSE OF COLD TEMPERATURES.