| − | The bald eagle is predominately blackish-brown in color, with mature adults bearing a white head and tail. Males have a length of 30 to 34 inches and a wingspan of 72 to 85 inches; females are slightly larger. Bills are yellow and massively-built. Juvenile birds resemble adult [[golden eagles]] (''Aquila chrysaetos''), and do not gain their white plumage until their fourth or fifth year. | + | The bald eagle is predominately blackish-brown in color, with mature adults bearing a white head and tail. Males have a length of 30 to 34 inches and a wingspan of 72 to 85 inches; females are slightly larger. Bills are yellow and massively-built. Juvenile birds resemble adult [[golden eagle]]s (''Aquila chrysaetos''), and do not gain their white plumage until their fourth or fifth year. |
| − | Bald eagles are monogamous, and mate for life. Up to three eggs are laid each year in a large nest; the nest in fact, due to its being added-to every year, is the largest nest constructed by any North American bird species, and may weigh in excess of three tons. Both parents rear the chicks. | + | Bald eagles are monogamous, and mate for life. Up to three eggs are laid each year in a large nest; the nest in fact, due to its being added-to every year, is the largest nest constructed by any North American bird species, and may weigh in excess of three tons. Both parents rear the chicks. |