Wolf Run Studio - Birds
Bill Harrah
Wolf Run Studio
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Clifton VA 20124

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  AMERICAN KESTREL     BALD EAGLE     BARN OWL     BARRED OWL     EASTERN SCREECH OWL     GREAT HORNED OWL     HARRIS' HAWK     OSPREY     PEREGRINE FALCON     RED-TAILED HAWK     SAW-WHET OWL     TAWNY FROGMOUTHS     CHICKADEE     CARDINAL     HUMMINGBIRD     TUFTED TITMOUSE     NUTHATCH     DOWNY WOODPECKER     RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER     CAROLINA WREN     GREAT EGRETS     PELICAN     CANADA GEESE     MUTE SWAN  
. . . BIRDS OF PREY . . . (Click on an image to see the actual notecard size)
BALD EAGLE IN FLIGHT | NESTING BALD EAGLE
 

BALD EAGLE IN FLIGHT
#BLD-401 Notecards
Also available in Notecard Assortment Pack #AST-506
#LE-BLD-401 Limited Edition Print

Americans have not always been hospitable to their majestic national bird. Its numbers dwindled from an estimated half million before European settlers arrived to 2,000 to 3,000 in the lower 48 states by the mid-1970s.

Before they were protected by federal law in the 1940s, many bald eagles were killed by hunters. Bald eagles also suffered from pollutants in lakes and rivers until the insecticide DDT was banned for most uses in 1973. It caused the bald eagles’ eggs to be so thin and brittle that they cracked before the eaglets were ready to hatch. The loss of wilderness regions to agriculture and urban development also took a toll.

But bald eagles are making a comeback. Today, about 20,000 bald eagles soar in the lower 48 states, and an estimated 85,000 bald eagles live in Canada and Alaska. Of about 60 species of eagles, only the bald eagle and golden eagle are native to the United States and Canada.

Text © 2001 Dianne Harrah, Drawing © 2001 Bill Harrah

 

Bald Eagle in Flight pencil drawing

    Bald Eagle
    #LE-BLD-401
    Limited Edition Print
    Issue Date: 03/2002
    Edition Size: 500
    Image: 6.5” x 8.25”
    Paper: 8.5” x 11”
    Mat: 11” x 14”
    $35.
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NESTING BALD EAGLE
#BLD-400 Notecards Only
Also available in Notecard Assortment Pack #AST-402

At weights of around ten to fourteen pounds for a female and eight to ten pounds for a male, and with wingspans of up to 7-1/2 feet (slightly less for a male), bald eagles are the largest of the broad-winged raptors in North America and are not found anywhere else in the world.

They are most abundant in Alaska and British Columbia. Other important breeding areas include Florida, Chesapeake Bay, the north Atlantic coast from Maine to Newfoundland, and the Great Lakes states. Bald eagles tend to nest in remote forested areas along the shorelines of rivers and lakes where there is an abundance of fish and other prey. They build their enormous nests in tall, sturdy trees or on rocky cliff ledges where they cannot be reached by other animals. The nest, added to each year, is made of sticks and lined with grass and leaves.

Adults can be recognized by the white mantle of feathers on the crown and nape, which give it its name. The rest of its plumage is brown, except for a white tail. The juvenile bald eagle has an all-brown plumage except for the underside of the wings. bald eagles do not develop adult coloration until they are more than four years old.

It was no doubt the sense of power and grandeur associated with the bald eagle that inspired the people of the United States of America to adopt this bird as their national symbol in 1782.

Text © 1997 Dianne Harrah, Drawing © 1997 Bill Harrah

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Information Accuracy
The information for the written description of each bird has been carefully researched by the authors and is believed to be accurate. New scientific observations, however, could make some information out-of-date. If you are a professional ornithologist, and have new information that you are willing to share, please contact Dianne Harrah .