Before You Drive. 1  Be sure your vehicle is running well and equipped properly for driving on potentially dangerous roads.  You should have a supply kit that includes an ice scraper, snow brush, extra windshield wiper fluid and anti-freeze and a basic automotive tool kit that includes jumper cables and flares.
1 A bald eagle can live up to 30 years in the wild, and longer in captivity. 2  These eagles can fly up to 60 miles per hour, and can dive at speeds up to 100 miles per hour.3  All bald eagles in captivity -- including those at the Saint Louis Zoo -- can no longer survive in the wild.rom head to tail it can measure up to three-and-a-half-feet long, and weigh between eight and 15 pounds. The wingspan of an adult can reach eight feet. Adult male and female bald eagles look the same, with the characteristic white head, white tail markings, and brown body. Their beak, feet and eyes are yellow.
The bald eagle's scientific name signifies a sea (halo) eagle (aeetos) with a white (leukos) head. At one time, the word bald meant white, not hairless. Bald eagles are found throughout most of North America, from Alaska and Canada to northern Mexico.About half of the world's 70,000 bald eagles live in Alaska.xamples: patches of white feathers and pale feathers. The bald eagle is the only eagle confined to North America. There are no other large blackish-brown birds with a white head and tail in North American. Skeleton-It weighs about half a pound (250 to 300 grams), and is only 5 or 6 percent of its total weight.