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PUZZLE #31 - BALD EAGLE

IN-CONTEXT WORD DEFINITIONS

raptor: A bird of prey that hunts other animals using sharp vision talons and a hooked beak. A bird-of-prey classification that includes the bald eagle celebrated in American patriotic symbolism.

talon: A sharp curved claw used by a bird of prey to catch and hold food. One of the bald eagle’s strong curved claws often shown gripping arrows or an olive branch in patriotic emblems.

plumage: The feathers that cover a bird’s body. The bald eagle’s distinctive brown body feathers and bright white head and tail feathers.

beak: The hard pointed mouthpart of a bird used for eating and handling food. The bald eagle’s large hooked yellow bill gives the national symbol its striking profile.

great seal: The official emblem of the United States featuring a bald eagle. The formal U.S. emblem that places a bald eagle at its center and appears on many government documents.

eyrie: A large nest built by an eagle or other bird of prey high above the ground. A lofty nest where a bald eagle may raise its young near a lake river or forest.

national bird: An officially recognized bird that symbolizes a country such as the bald eagle for the United States. The symbolic role held by the bald eagle as a familiar emblem of the United States.

soaring: Flying high through the air with wings stretched out and little flapping. The graceful sight of a bald eagle gliding overhead with broad wings fully spread.

nesting: Building or occupying a nest to lay eggs and raise young. The period when bald eagles build up their large nests and care for eggs and eaglets.

wildlife: Animals living freely in their natural habitats rather than as pets or livestock. The free-living animals and birds that include bald eagles in American forests waterways and coasts.

majestic: Having impressive beauty dignity or grandeur. A fitting word for the bald eagle’s commanding appearance in Independence Day art flags and patriotic displays.

Secret Word: The hard pointed mouthpart of a bird used for eating and handling food. The bald eagle’s large hooked yellow bill gives the national symbol its striking profile.