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Two American Bald Eagles, possibly a mating pair. December 2023
Bald eagles prefer to live near water and wetlands, where they can find their preferred meal, fish. As opportunistic foragers, though, they also eat a variety of other small mammals and birds. Their dietary preferences make them a common sight near rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. They like to perch on tall, mature trees near the water to watch for prey. The bald eagle population has boomed in Colorado over the last 50 years. Just three known bald eagle nests existed by 1980, but today, reports of over 200 statewide exist! That’s just the year-round birds — over 1,000 bald eagles migrate through the state yearly, more than quadrupling Colorado’s species population. Two eagles are perched atop an old cottonwood tree with pale blue sky in the background. December 2023.
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