. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. THE BALD, OR WHITE-HEADED rAGLE. 41 William, near Belfast, through the United States, in 1836, he, in the middle of January, observed a pair of these birds flying about a nest in the top of a gigantic pitch pine, which stood a little remote from other trees, on the bank of the Fish River, Mobile Bay. On the 6th of February he returned to the place, ia the hope of procuring a young bird alive. Tlie nest being inacces- sible, the tree was cut down, and with it one young bird (imfortunately
. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. THE BALD, OR WHITE-HEADED rAGLE. 41 William, near Belfast, through the United States, in 1836, he, in the middle of January, observed a pair of these birds flying about a nest in the top of a gigantic pitch pine, which stood a little remote from other trees, on the bank of the Fish River, Mobile Bay. On the 6th of February he returned to the place, ia the hope of procuring a young bird alive. Tlie nest being inacces- sible, the tree was cut down, and with it one young bird (imfortunately killed by the fall) came to the ground. The eaglet was covered with down, interspersed with a few feathers. The nest was rather flat, and composed of sticks ; it contained the heads and bones of mullet, and two heads of the grey pelican. The parent birds were in great consternation during the felling of the pine, and to the last moment continued flying clamorously about the BALD, OK WHITE-HEADED EAGLE—Haliaelm levcoeephalm. Mr. Langtrey was told that two or three pair of Bald Eagles build annually about Mobile Bay, and had their nests pointed out to ; It is always a very affectionate bird, tends its young as long as they are helpless and un- fledged, and will not forsake them, even if tha tree on which they rest be enveloped in flames. How the Bald Eagle takes advantage of the fishing talents of the osprey has already been, duly related. The Eagle is, in truth, no very great fisher, but is very fond of fish, and finds that the easiest mode of obtaining the desired dainty is to rob them who are better qualified than himself for the sport. He is capable of catching fish, it is ti'ue, but he does it in a very awkward manner, wading into the shallows like a heron, and snatching suddenly at any of the finny tribe that may be passing in his direction. This predatory propensity aroused the wrath of Benjamin Franklin, who objected strongly to the employment of the Ba
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