Bald Eagle

Description:

One of the Berry College eagles working on their nest. The couple have spent several months this season repairing and adding to the nest. Bald eagle nests are necessarily large in order to compensate for size of the birds. It builds the largest nest of any North American bird (or for any animal species) - they can be up to 4 m (13 ft) deep, 2.5 m (8.2 ft) wide, and 1 metric ton (1.1 short tons) in weight. Since this visit/sighting the pair has produced 2 eggs for this monumental nest.

Habitat:

The Bald Eagle's natural range covers most of North America, including most of Canada, all of the continental United States, and northern Mexico. Northern birds are migratory, while southern birds are resident, remaining on their breeding territory all year.

Notes:

Spotted on the campus of Berry College in Rome, GA Between nesting cycles, Georgia DNR and Berry College and the local power company have installed eagle cams so that people can watch this pair remotely and without disturbing them. Here's a link to the eagle cam: http://www.berry.edu/eaglecam/ (Warning! It can be addictive!)