The Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a North American bird of prey that can be found in Canada, Alaska, all of the contiguous United States, and northern Mexico. The species occupies large bodies of open water that provide an abundant food supply and old-growth trees for nesting. Bald Eagles are not actually bald, as the name is from an older meaning of the word, ”white-headed”; they are brown with a white head and tail, and the beak is large and hooked. As an opportunistic feeder, the bird mainly eats fish which is caught when the eagle swoops down and snatches it from the water.