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The bald eagle is placed in the genus Haliaeetus (), and gets both its common and specific scientific names from the distinctive appearance of the adult's head. Bald in the English name is from an older usage meaning "having white on the face or head" rather than "hairless", referring to the white head feathers contrasting with the darker body. [4]
As the bald eagle stood guard over its eggs, the wind blew so hard that the eagle's tail feathers blew upward, away from the eggs. Still, the eagle held its ground.
Colorado: Barr Lake. One perfect winter day, excited raptor enthusiasts spotted more than 100 bald eagles in five minutes at this bird-watching paradise a short drive from Denver. Migrating eagles ...
The live webcam was set up in 2007 by the Raptor Resource Project (RRP), [13] Xcel Energy and Dairyland Power, [14] and was upgraded to live-streaming by Ustream in 2011. [2] The Decorah Eagles' Ustream channel features in real time the Decorah, Iowa bald eagle family as they build and repair their nests, mate and lay eggs, struggle with bad weather and predators, and protect and care for ...
In April, a Wellington veterinarian found an injured bald eagle along State Road 80 amid the sugar cane fields near Loxahatchee. He had been struck and was unable to fly. Now, 111 days later, he ...
A bald eagle pursuing an American coot. The American coot is fairly aggressive in defense of its eggs and, in combination with their protected nesting habitat, undoubtedly helps reduce losses of eggs and young to all but the most determined and effective predators. American crows, black-billed magpies and Forster's tern can sometimes take eggs.
Though the bald eagle has been a "historical symbol of the United States representing independence, strength and freedom" for nearly 250 years, according to the bill that was presented by Congress ...
One stark difference from virtually any other known eagle is the tawny eagle's nesting habits. That is that this eagle nests almost invariably on the top of the canopy of a tree, rather than a main trunk or large sturdy branch of trees (or on cliffs or, in steppe eagles, the ground).