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| KIDS and EAGLETS do a lot of sleeping |
EAGLETS GROW QUICKLY
NEWBORN - Eaglets add one pound to their body weight every four or five days.
3 WEEKS - They are 1 foot high and their feet and beaks are very nearly adult size.
4-5 WEEKS - the birds are able to stand, and begin tearing up their own food.
6 WEEKS - the eaglets are very nearly as large as their parents.
8 WEEKS - the appetites of the young birds are at their greatest. While parents hunt almost continuous to feed them, back at the nest the eaglets are beginning to stretch their wings in response to gusts of wind and may even be lifted off their feet for short periods. Once the young eagles have fledged (to acquire the feathers necessary for flight) they remain around the nest for four or five weeks, taking short flights while their primary feathers grow and strengthen. Their parents still provide all of their food.
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