In 1782 the bald eagle was placed on the Great Seal of the United States and Americans just assumed it was our national bird ...

After learning the U.S. doesn't officially recognize the bald eagle as its national bird, a Minnesota man swooped in and wrote a bill for Congress. This week, Biden signed it into law.

The shooting of a white-tailed eagle in County Westmeath in December has been described as a "big loss" by BirdWatch Ireland.

The bald eagle, with its striking white head, piercing yellow eyes ... Yet, for all its prominence on stamps, quarters, and official emblems, the bird had only been recognized as the national ...

Despite appearing on the Great Seal of the U.S. since 1782, the bald eagle had never legally been recognized as the national bird until now. With its distinctive brown body, white head and yellow ...

to designate the bald eagle as the national bird by unanimous consent in July ... said he hopes Biden will hold a ceremony at the White House when he signs the bill. “He can use it for a ...

Historically, wild birds and migratory waterfowl have ... Wierda climbed the white pine as an adult eagle kept watch from a nearby tree. The two eaglets edged out from the nest onto a tree branch ...

themselves sporting white heads of powdered wigs, thought better of the similar appearing bird and made it the unofficial American mascot. In spite of Franklin’s disdain, the eagle has appeared ...