Post by Victoria on Jul 6, 2012 16:54:56 GMT -7
"The plumage colours range from black-brown to dark brown, with a striking golden-buff crown and nape, which give the bird its name. The upper wings also have an irregular lighter area. Immature birds resemble adults, but have a duller more mottled appearance. Also they have a white-banded tail and a white patch at the carpal joint, that gradually disappear with every moult until full adult plumage is reached in the fifth year. Contour feathers may be moulted in a short time span."
-prey are hares and rabbits, ground squirrels, prairie dogs & marmots, mice, martens, foxes, young deer, other birds.
Golden Eagles usually mate for life.
-They build several eyries within their territory and use them alternately for several years.
-they consist of heavy tree branches, upholstered with grass when in use.
-The female lays one to four (usually two) eggs between January and September
-eggs vary from all white to white with cinnamon or brown spots and blotches
-They start incubation immediately after the first egg is laid, and after 40 to 45 days the young hatch
-In a month and a half they make their first flight
** Take note that your characters do not have to be eagles of the Golden Eagle species.
-prey are hares and rabbits, ground squirrels, prairie dogs & marmots, mice, martens, foxes, young deer, other birds.
Golden Eagles usually mate for life.
-They build several eyries within their territory and use them alternately for several years.
-they consist of heavy tree branches, upholstered with grass when in use.
-The female lays one to four (usually two) eggs between January and September
-eggs vary from all white to white with cinnamon or brown spots and blotches
-They start incubation immediately after the first egg is laid, and after 40 to 45 days the young hatch
-In a month and a half they make their first flight
** Take note that your characters do not have to be eagles of the Golden Eagle species.
