Bald eagles are powerful symbols of America—but there’s a whole lot more to these quirky birds. This juvenile bald eagle hasn’t acquired his adult feathers yet. / Bruce Bennett/GettyImages ...

The bald eagle has been a major player in American conservation history. Chosen by Congress as the nation's symbol in 1782, it was soon to become a casualty of the country's social and technological ...

Jonathan Wood said he knew the TIME magazine photo shoot with his 27-year-old bald eagle named ... It also showed the eagle flipping Trump's hair while sitting on his shoulder.

A baby bald eagle that was found shot multiple times in northern Pennsylvania is now getting a second chance at life. Big Bear eagles' three eggs unlikely to hatch, nonprofit says Concern grows ...

Large birds like eagles need large nests! Bald eagle nests are about 5 to 6 feet in diameter and 2 to 4 feet tall. If the ...

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 ...

In the Aleutian Islands in Alaska I found bald eagles that were wilder and tougher than that. They were dirty, they were wet, and they fought with each other, which is not what we expect from our ...

That place could be East Texas, a region known for its patriotic people — and its bald eagles. And for eagle-eyed avian enthusiasts, there’s no time like the present to pursue them.

Bald eagles are powerful symbols of America—but there’s a whole lot more to these quirky birds. Obviously, adult bald eagles ...

The population of Sonoran bald eagles in Arizona reached a record high this year, with dozens of new hatchlings, according to the Arizona Game and Fish Department. This breeding season ...

Meanwhile, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was preparing to delist the bald eagle nationally. To make sure desert nesters weren't a casualty of that delisting, the Center and allies submitted a ...