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Bald Eagles

22 images Created 7 Apr 2012

The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a large bird of prey and the national symbol of the United States. The bald eagle is known for its symbolic white head, which develops by the age of 4 or 5.

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  • Two bald eagles roost in a bare tree in Washington's Skagit Valley as the nearly full moon rises behind them. Hundreds of bald eagles winter in the Skagit Valley where they can feast on spawned out salmon in the Skagit River.
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  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies over the trees along the Squamish River in Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada. Hundreds of bald eagles congregate along the river in winter to feast on spawned-out salmon.
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  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) calls out to other eagles from snow-covered trees that line the Skagit River in Washington state. Several hundred eagles spend the winter along that river, feasting on spawned out salmon.
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  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) delivers a salmon to its mate on their nest in Puyallup, Washington.
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  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies through the forest at the Brackendale Eagles Provincial Park in Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada.
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  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) watches over its newly hatched eaglets in its nest in Heritage Park, Kirkland, Washington.
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  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) calls to its chick on their nest near Puyallup, Washington. The size of the nest dwarfs both of the birds. Bald eagle nests rank as the largest nests of any bird, with a typical diameter of six feet (2 meters) and a height of three feet (1.5 meters). Some bald eagle nests way more than two tons.
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  • With a three-quarters moon as a backdrop, a bald eagle fledgling (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) calls out from the top of a Douglas fir tree.
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  • An adult Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) appears to cry at the moon as it tries to chase off flies swarming around its head.
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  • An American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) dives to attack a Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) as it watches over its nest in Kirkland, Washington. The nearly full moon is visible in the background. Crows are often seen chasing hawks or eagles in flight, or repeatedly diving at them when they perched, a practice known as mobbing. Research is inconclusive, but scientists think this harassment helps to force the birds of prey to hunt elsewhere, ultimately reducing the threat to the crows and lowering competition for food..
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  • Six bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) feast on fish along the Nooksack River in Whatcom County, Washington. Several hundred bald eagles winter along the Nooksack and Skagit rivers in the North Cascades of Washington to feast on spawned out salmon.
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  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies with the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada in the background. Thousands of bald eagles winter in British Columbia and along the North Cascades of Washington state, feasting on spawned out salmon.
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  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) grabs grass for use as nesting material while a crow chases. Bald eagles build the largest nests recorded for any animal species: as much as 8 feet (2.5 meters) wide, 13 feet (4 meters) deep, and with a weight of approximately 1 ton.
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  • A bald ealge (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies, clutching a mallard duck drake (Anas platyrhynchos) that it caught on Lake Washington near Kirkland, Washington. The mallard is the most common duck in the United States and typically weighs up to 3 pounds (1.4 kilograms). Bald eagles generally weigh between 6 and 14 pounds (3 to 6.3 kilograms) and they are typically capable of lifting up to half of their body weight.
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  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies with a fish it caught in Lake Washington near Kirkland, Washington.
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  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies with a fish it caught in Hood Canal near Big Beef Creek, Seabeck, Washington. Fish make up a majority of a bald eagle's diet.
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  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) takes off with a fish it caught in Hood Canal near Big Beef Creek, Seabeck, Washington.
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  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) watches over Lake Washington as the sun sets behind its perch in a tree in Kirkland, Washington.
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  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) looks down in search of food from its perch in a cottonwood tree in Kirkland, Washington.
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  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies over the Nooksack River near Welcome, Washington, during a snow storm. Hundreds of bald eagles winter along the river to feast on spawned-out salmon.
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  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies low over a snow-covered gravel bar in the Nooksack River in Welcome, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles winter in the area to feast on spawned-out salmon.
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  • Three bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) are perched in the same tree during a snow storm along the Nooksack River in the North Cascades of Washington state. Hundreds of bald eagles winter along the river to feast on spawned-out salmon.
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