You might be surprised by when the bald eagle became our national bird
“For nearly 250 years, we called the bald eagle the national bird when it wasn’t,” said Jack Davis, co-chair of the National ...
来自MSN1 个月
The bald eagle is (finally) the national bird of the United States
An act of Congress, signed by President Joe Biden on Tuesday, declared the bald eagle, whose genus and species is Haliaeetus leucocephalus, “the national bird.” The legislation, introduced by Sen.
National Geographic news3 年
For Amorous Bald Eagles, a ‘Death Spiral’ Is a Hot Time
This story appears in the July 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. Bald eagles, aka Haliaeetus leucocephalus, seem to be models of decorum. The raptors mate for life, unless one partner ...
National Geographic news7 年
This Town Is Besieged by Violent Bald Eagles
Her assailants were bald eagles, Haliaeetus leucocephalus—or Dutch Harbor ... When some U.S. founding fathers favored depicting an eagle on the young nation’s presidential seal, Benjamin ...
Center for Biological Diversity1 年
Reward Raised to $15,000 for Info on Arkansas Bald Eagle Killings
Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). Credit: Robin Silver. Image is available for media use. The Center for Biological Diversity is a national, nonprofit conservation organization with more than 1.7 ...
Center for Biological Diversity5 个月
Reward Raised to $15,000 for Info on Texas Bald Eagle Nest Destruction
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). Credit: Lee Emery, USFWS. Image is available for media use. The Center for Biological Diversity is a national, nonprofit conservation organization with more than ...