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thejenkinscountytimes.com The Jenkins County Times Wednesday, July 5, 2023 - Page 7 Our Majestic National Bird Mini Fact: Eagles are diurnal (die- URN-ul). They hunt during the day and sleep during the night. photo by Steven Vacher Our country has a special bird as its national symbol. The bald eagle is so powerful and so strong, and soars so high in the sky, that it is a symbol of freedom to many. Types of eagles can be found on every continent except Antarctica. The bald eagle is one of two species found in North America. (The other is the golden eagle.) The bald eagle is found only in North America. An emblem of freedom The bald eagle was selected in 1782 to be placed on the design of the Great Seal approved by Congress in 1782. The Great Seal is the official stamp, or mark, of the United States. You can find the great seal and eagles on several of our coins and bills, including the quarter. Great hunters Bald eagles are raptors. Raptors are birds of prey. This means that they prey upon, or hunt and eat, other animals. Raptors also: • Grab their prey with their powerful feet and carry it away. • Have very good eyesight. • Have hooked beaks. Other raptors include owls, ospreys, hawks, vultures and falcons. These birds are important to the balance of nature. They control the population of rodents and other prey species. Since raptors eat dead animals, they help clean up the environment. Eagle facts An eagle's eyesight is possibly as much as eight times sharper than that of a human with perfect vision. From about 1,000 feet high, an eagle might spot prey over a three- mile area. Bald eagles have as many as 7,000 feathers. They molt, or gradually lose and grow new feathers, once a year. When they lose one feather on one wing, they lose a matching one on the other. In this way, they don't lose their balance. Their feathers are used for: • Insulation in all kinds of weather. • Protecting the skin. • Camouflage to make the bird harder to see. Bald eagles can lift only half their weight into the air. They don't weigh much — about 10 to 14 pounds — so they can't lift much. The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act makes it a crime to take possession of an eagle or any part of an eagle, including its feathers, nest or eggs. This law was passed in 1940. The Mini Page® © 2023 Andrews McMeel Syndication NMSpet A riddle I have no legs. I will never walk but always run. What am I? Use the correct letter in each number's name to spell out the answer. By Dan Thompson 2-9 "A... 36784 3rd letter 2nd letter 3rd letter 1st letter 4th letter ©2023 ANDREWS MCMEEL SYNPICATION H3AIU -SNV WM&y Dan Thompson THERE ARE AT LEAST SEVEN DIFFERENCES IN THESE TWO PICTURES. HOW MANY CAN YOU FIND? 'I'M WRITING A BIOGRAPHY OF YOU FOR SCHOOL, MOM. DON'T TELL ME THE BORING STUFF, OUST THE GOOD STUFF AFTER I WAS BORN." ©2023 ANDREWS MCMEEL SYNDICATION sadiais sivo / ’ovr s.ooa 9 Iuihs s.imio s uaivaMS s.iaioiai > ‘UIVH SilAIOIAI £ ‘sunioid IVOailVS Z ‘U3aa33 QUia T :SNV Try ’it’ Find Words that remind us of bald eagles are hidden in this puzzle. Some words are hidden backward or diagonally, and some letters are used twice. See if you can find: BALANCE, BALD, BEAK, COUNTRY, EAGLE, EYESIGHT, FEATHERS, MOLT, NATIONAL, POWERFUL, PREY, RAPTOR, RECOVER, SACRED, SEAL, SPECIES, STAMP, STRONG, SYMBOL K R C 0 U N T R Y U N P C D J X A U T L 0 M 0 S P E C 1 E S F P E R E V 0 C E R 0 M K R P E M W B S Y M B 0 L U u Q A R A D E R c A S M P M A T S P E T K L U F R E W 0 P N S E T Y H E J Z E Y E S ] G H T A 0 Q E E L G A E X Z B A L D L R L R E C N A L A B Z A R N N T G S G N 0 R T S L A N 0 [ T A N Mini Spy Classics Mini Spy and her friends are singing the national anthem. See if you can find the hidden pictures. Then color the picture. 1 dog • ■ word MINI 1 safety pin ■ caterpillar sock • number 7 ’ number 3 1 coffee pot ’ letter A letter E • bell letter B man in the moon 1 sailboat CELEBRITY CIPHER by Luis Campos Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people, past and present. Each letter in the cipher stands tor another, “XF BYHHCZ LIIYH ZCNJFXNCN VFE UCH TZFB VFEZ LFZD, VFE MYWC HF RC ACHCZBOXCA XFH HF U0WC EJ FX VFEZ AZCYBN!” - GFGF PFXCN TODAY’S CLUE: © 2023 by NEA, Inc., dist. by Andrews McMeel Syndication 14 I’M THE GREATEST FAILURE IN THE WORLD THE FACT THAT I CAN’T DECIDE IS PROOF THERE’S SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME OR MAYBE... I’M ACTUALLV THE GREATEST ARTISTIC GENIUS THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN OR IT’S A SIGN THAT I’M MORE SPECIAL THAN ANYONE ELSE WHO’S EVER LIVED
