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Chesapeake Bay Critters
The King of The Bay
- I am 4 feet tall and I have a 6 foot wing span.
- I have a 6 inch beak used for spearing fish in marshes.
- I do not migrate unless ice forms near my home so I can not fish.
- My legs are long and skinny and I have 4 sharp claws for hunting.
- I eat 7.2 fish a day.
- I also eat crab, frogs, snakes, grasshoppers, and small rodents.
- I lay 4 green eggs each year.
- I have no natual predators.
- I skim across the water to search for fish.
- I nest in large trees.
Who Am I?