Akando means Ambush in native Indian

Oils on canvas, 100 x 100 cms , 2015

Amazing facts about the Bald Eagle

• Although their name suggests otherwise, bald eagles are not bald.

• Female bald eagles are larger than male bald eagles

• Bald eagles build very large nests, sometimes weighing as much as a ton!

• The wingspan of an eagle measures from 5.5 to 7.5 feet.

• Bald eagles can fly at approximately 30 miles per hour and can dive at 100 miles per hour. An average adult bald eagle weighs about nine pounds and is about three feet in height.

• A pair of bald eagles from Florida is credited for building the largest nest that measures six meters deep, four meters wide and weighs nearly three tons.

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