OOD Readers Paradise - Reading Challenge Day 115
Good evening fellow bookworms. We express our utmost gratitude and would love more responses from our beloved bookworms. 10 January 2021 is a very important day. It is.... National Save the Eagles Day!! Eagles, one of the regal and royal birds in the entire world and very famous in UAE. So you can express your fascination about eagles through a poem, story, article, etc. Good luck book lovers!!
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Your beloved bookworms
Aishwaryaa and Divyalakshmi😀😁
ARTICLE:
ReplyDeleteNational Save The Eagles Day:
Celebrated on January 10th, National Save The Eagles Day is observed to raise awareness of the threats posed to the mighty birds of prey due to human interference.
Why National Save The Eagles Day?
Hailing from the Accipitridae bird family, eagles are known as the king of birds. There are over 60 species of eagles across Africa and Eurasia of which only two species are found in the US and Canada and 12 species across other continents.
While the human race has eternally envied birds in the air but an eagle’s flight is a different spectacle altogether. With a wingspan of 6-7 feet, they can be seen elegantly soaring high into the sky, often up to 10,000 feet. On long flights, they sparsely flap their wings as they smoothly glide, taking advantage of the air currents and the thermal variations.
Eagles are predators as well as scavengers. They have large beaks that grow throughout their life, strong talons, and powerful legs that serve well when they go hunting. An eagle is capable of breaking your arm with their excellent hunting skills. Their visual acuity is triple that of humans as they possess large pupils which minimize the scattering of light. Hence they can spot their prey from afar.
These strong and mighty birds gained so much admiration that many songs, football clubs, and popular symbols have been associated with these birds and their traits. The bald eagle was declared as the official emblem of America in 1787. According to president John F Kennedy, the strength, independence, and beauty of this eagle were symbolic of all that America stood for.
Nature has bestowed its best features on these birds, that fall on the top of the food chain. These powerful birds of prey that dominate the avian kingdom have been rendered helpless by mankind, who usurped their habitats. Well, habitat loss is just the tip of the iceberg!
Ironically, the emblem of America, a representation of freedom and strength has been restricted and weakened by our ignorance and greed. We must be part of the collective efforts and measures taken by the government to help save these majestic birds. It would be a shame to see them only on the passport covers and currency notes. Save eagles, save our pride!
The Eagle - The Mighty Bird
ReplyDeleteThe dome of heaven is thy house
Bird of the mighty wing,
The silver stars are as thy boughs
Around thee circling.
Thy perch is on the eaves of heaven
Thy white throne all the skies
Thou art like lightning driven
Flashing over paradise!