Composition : 99.99 % Pure silver
Tirage : 7 500

Fierce Protectress

The amazing bald eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus - is Canada's largest bird of prey and the only eagle exclusive to North America. An apex predator with no natural enemies, thebald eagle has long been a potent symbol of vision, power andstoicism. The adult boasts a wing span of more than 2 metres, a standing height of about 1 metre, and an average weight of up to 7 kilograms. Females are generally larger than males. The renowned raptor is noted for its distinctive dark-feathered body and white-feathered head and tail, large golden eyes, bright yellow beak and massive yellow claws armed with sharp, powerful talons. This long-lived bird can survive nearly 30 years in the wild and even longer in captivity. Nesting in tall trees normally near large bodies of water, bald eagles survive on a diet of fish, birds, invertebrates and small mammals, but are opportunistic feeders who will also steal from other predators and eat carrion.

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In Canada, large bald eagle populations are concentrated alongthe PacificCoast; however, stable smaller populations are also found across the prairie provinces, in Northern Ontario, on Cape Breton Island, and in Newfoundland. At-risk populations are still found in southern Ontario and New Brunswick.

This coin is the third issue of the Bald Eagles collection.
The first coin of the series, released in May 2013, depicts the "Portrait of power".
The second coin of the series, released in August 2013, depicts the "Lifelong mates".
The third coin of the series, released in september 2013, depict the "Returningfrom the hunt"
the fourth coin of the series, released in october 2013, depict the "Mother protectring her eaglets"

 

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