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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Bald Eagle Fights Don't Mean Habitat Is Full, Experts Say


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A bald eagle draws its wings back as it prepares to land in its nest on Kodiak Island, Alaska.

Recent violent territorial disputes among bald eagles in the Chesapeake Bay could be nature's way of controlling the birds' increasing numbers, experts suggest.

Photograph by Dave Menke/USFWS