Male and female eagles form pairs.Scientists think that eagle pairs stay together for life.The female eagle lays from one to three eggs in the nest each year.The female usually sits on the eggs to keep them warm.Sometimes the male sits on the eggs.Golden eagle eggs have brown blotches.Bald eagle eggs are white and later turn yellow.
When the chicks hatch they are covered with a kind of fuzz called down.They can’t feed themselves.The male brings food to the nest and gives it to the female.She feeds the chicks.After the chicks grow up,they stay near the nest for a time,and the parents still feed them.They eventually fly away to make their own nest.
Threats to Eagles