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The eagle is the patron animal of the ancient Greek god Zeus. In particular, Zeus was said to have taken the form of an eagle in order to abduct Ganymede, and there are numerous artistic depictions of the eagle Zeus bearing Ganymede aloft, from Classical times up to the present (see illustrations in the Ganymede (mythology) page.) [37]
Among other uses, the American national flag and many state flags are officially specified based on the Standard Color Reference, [1] as are those of a handful of other countries, such as the Philippines. [2] The Standard Color Reference of America was issued in 1915 for the purpose of simplifying color work by standardizing color for the U.S.
Challenger the bald eagle soars over onlookers at a Miami Dolphins game. Challenger is a non-releasable bald eagle in the care of the non-profit American Eagle Foundation.He is the first bald eagle in history trained to free fly over stadium events, including the World Series and United States presidential inaugurations.
Immature, Darién National Park This is a medium-to-large sized species of raptor but a fairly small eagle. [6] [15] In the ornate hawk-eagle, the sexes are similar in appearance and overlap in size but like most birds of prey do show reverse sexual dimorphism, in which females outsize males to the contrary of most non-raptorial birds.
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]
Golden eagles maintain home ranges or territories that may be as large as 200 km 2 (77 sq mi). They build large nests in cliffs and other high places to which they may return for several breeding years. Most breeding activities take place in the spring; they are monogamous and may remain together for several years or possibly for life.
"Already Gone", which is four minutes and 13 seconds long, was written by Robb Strandlund and Jack Tempchin. [3] [4] In the liner notes for The Very Best Of, Glenn Frey said that Tempchin sent him a tape of the song through the mail.
Other largish Aquila species, the eastern imperial eagle (A. heliaca), the Spanish imperial eagle (A. adaberti), the tawny eagle (A. rapax) and the steppe eagles (A. nipalensis), are now thought to be separate, close-knit clade, which attained some similar characteristics to the golden eagle clade via convergent evolution. [5] [2]