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bald eagle_fr_23-5.jpg - This Bald eagle was on Prince of Wales (POW) Island between Klawock and Coffman Cove. Eagles are common as crows throughout the Tongass National Forest (southeast Alaska). With up to a 7-foot wingspan, the Bald eagle is one of the largest birds of prey in the world. Adults are 3 to 3 ½ feet tall and weigh 8 to 15 pounds. They can fly to altitudes of 10,000 ft or more and soar aloft for hours using wind currents and thermal updrafts. A good place to look for a Bald eagle, like this one, is in the upper branches of a tall tree.

This Bald eagle was on Prince of Wales (POW) Island between Klawock and Coffman Cove. Eagles are common as crows throughout the Tongass National Forest (southeast Alaska). With up to a 7-foot wingspan, the Bald eagle is one of the largest birds of prey in the world. Adults are 3 to 3 ½ feet tall and weigh 8 to 15 pounds. They can fly to altitudes of 10,000 ft or more and soar aloft for hours using wind currents and thermal updrafts. A good place to look for a Bald eagle, like this one, is in the upper branches of a tall tree.

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