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Other types of birds have different types of feet. Not every bird needs feet that are large and have sharp talons. Water birds, like ducks and geese, have webbed feet to help them swim. A hummingbird's feet are very small and not too powerful since it spends very little time perching. Look at the pictures below and see if you can find the eagle's foot. What purpose do you think each bird's foot has been adapted for?
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the eyes of an Bald Eagle, their feet are very important tools used in
hunting. All eagles locate their prey with their keen eyesight, then catch
and kill it with their feet. The feet of an eagle are adapted to catch
the kind of food they like to eat most. For bald eagles that would be
fish. The bald eagle's feet have razor sharp claws called talons. On an
adult eagle these talons can be up to an inch long and are curved almost
like a fishhook. They also have rough bumps on their toes to help them
hold on to slippery fish.