Amazing facts about bald eagles

"But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint” (Isaiah 40:31).

The Bible says we shall mount up with wings as eagles. That means we were created to stand above all that is trying to keep up down. I like how Isaiah uses the eagles in his simile to describe how God's people should live because the eagles are quite interesting.

Here are some interesting facts about bald eagles.

• The bald eagle is the symbol of the Unites States.
• Bald eagles have been the national symbol of the United States since 1782.
• They can live longer than 30 years.
• They have keen eyesight.
• They love to be around water.
• They get fresh food each day.
• When eagles first start to “date”, they spend many years preparing their nests before breeding.
• A bald eagle is faithful to his or her mate for life.
• Mother and papa eagle both take turn caring for their young.
• They lack vocal cords.
• Bald eagles can fly up to 25 mph.
• They have 7,000 feathers.
• Bald eagle means white, not without hair.
• Sixty to ninety percent of an eagle’s diet is fish.
• They build their nests in tall trees (at the top) near water (One old nest in Florida is about 9 feet wide and 20 feet tall and weighing over 4,000 pounds).
• The female bald eagles are bigger than the male.
• They can soar for more than 10,000 feet high.
• These birds descend from the sky at about 100 miles an hour, sliding on water before snatching a fish with their feet.